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Joint Security Area (Gongdonggyeongbiguyeok)(2000)
Director : Park Chan-wook

Writer : Kim Hyun-seok , Lee Moo-young , Jeong Seong-san , Park Chan-wook , Bangnidamae

Production Company : Myung Film Co., Ltd.

Release Day : 08-SEP-2000
KOFA Collection
Film(6) DVD (2) VHS (1)
Genre
Drama Mystery Anticommunism
(20)
A firefight occurs at the "Bridge of No Return" in the DMZ (De-Militarized Zone), and two North Korean soldiers are killed. The North claims that the incident was a flagrant attack by the South Koreans, while the South claims that one of their soldiers was kidnapped.In order to solve the dispute, the NNSC (Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission)dispatches half-Korean half-Swiss Army Intelligence Bureau officer, Major Sophie E. Jean.With no cooperation from either side, the case appears to be unsolvable. However, Major Jean discovers that the number of bullets fired from the pistols and the number found at the scene differ by one, and she begins to dig deeper into the backgrounds of the soldiers involved. Subsequently she finds out about an encounter previous to the firefight when North Korean soldiers saved a South Korean soldier from a mine. The story unravels to reveal a friendship developing among the soldiers. On the night of the firefight...
Producer ... Lee Eun
   Producer ... Shim Jae-myung
Cinematography ... Kim Sung-bog
Light ... Lim Jae-young
Edit ... Kim Sang-bum
Music ... Cho Young-wook
   Music ... Bang Jun-suk
Art Director ... Kim Sang-man
Set Decoration ... Lee Gi-seok
   Set Decoration ... Yun Il-rang
   Set Decoration ... Kim Bo-gwan
Property ... Jang Seok-hun
Costume Designer ... Park Sang-hun
Make-up ... Song Jong-hui
Special Make-up ... Shin Jae-ho


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