J.S.A.: Joint Security Area
(2000)
Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok JSA
Stars: Yeong-ae Lee, Byung-hun Lee, Kang-ho Song, Tae-woo Kim, Ha-kyun Shin
Director: Chan-wook Park
Writer: Chan-wook Park, Mu-yeong Lee, Sang-yeon Park, Hyeon-seok Kim, Seong-san Jeong
Language: English
Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd
Duration: 109
Rated: FSK-16
DVD Release: December 2002
In the DMZ separating North and South Korea, two North Korean soldiers have been killed, supposedly by one South Korean soldier. But the 11 bullets found in the bodies, together with the 5 remaining bullets in the assassin's magazine clip, amount to 16 bullets for a gun that should normally hold 15 bullets. The investigating Swiss/Swedish team from the neutral countries overseeing the DMZ suspects that another, unknown party was involved - all of which points to some sort of cover up. The truth is much simpler and much more tragic.
Yeong-ae Lee | Maj. Sophie E. Jean |
Byung-hun Lee | Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok |
Kang-ho Song | Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil |
Tae-woo Kim | Nam Sung-shik |
Ha-kyun Shin | Jeong Woo-jin |
Ju-bong Gi | |
Christoph Hofrichter | Maj. Gen. Bruno Botta |
Myoeng-su Kim | |
Tae-hyeon Kim | |
Herbert Ulrich | Swedish soldier |
Jun-Seok Bang | Composer |
Yeong-wook Jo | Composer |
Sung-Bok Kim | Cinematographer |
Pierre Brand | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sang-Beom Kim | Editor |
Ulrich Herbert |
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby SR
IMDb: 0260991