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Joint Security Area
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2000 South Korean film directed by Park Chan-wook
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Joint Security Area is a South Korean drama, mystery, and thriller film directed and written by Park Chan-wook. The cast includes Lee Young-ae, Lee Byung-hun, and Song Kang-ho. The narrative is set in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, North Korea, and South Korea. The film was released on September 9, 2000, with subsequent releases in 2002 and 2005. It was distributed by CJ Entertainment and Netflix.
The movie has a runtime of 108 or 110 minutes and a budget of 12,500,000. It features music by Jo Yeong-wook. The original language is Korean, with English and German also present. Distribution formats include video on demand. The film has received review scores of 7.2 out of 10, 58 out of 100, and 88 percent. It is also associated with the Bechdel test assessment.
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Film · TMDB
7.8Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
Cast
- Lee Young-ae as Maj. Sophie E. Jean
- Lee Byung-hun as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
- Song Kang-ho as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
- Kim Tae-woo as Pvt. Nam Sung-shik
- Shin Ha-kyun as Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin
- Herbert Ulrich as Capt. Persson
Themes
- border
- korean war (1950-53)
- soldier
- united nations
- dmz
- korean army
- inter-korean relations
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- South Korea
- Original language
- German
- Director
- Park Chan-wook
- Screenwriter
- Park Chan-wook
- Composer
- Jo Yeong-wook
- Narrative location
- South Korea
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 757945
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2005-06-15
- distributed by
- Netflix
- title
- 공동경비구역 JSA
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 88%
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