Joint Security Area

5.00
    Joint Security Area
    2000

    Synopsis

    Two 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.

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    Cast

    • Lee Young-aeMaj. Sophie E. Jean
    • Lee Byung-hunSgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
    • Song Kang-hoSgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
    • Kim Tae-wooPvt. Nam Sung-shik
    • Shin Ha-kyunPvt. Jeong Woo-jin
    • Christoph HofrichterMaj. Gen. Bruno Botta
    • Herbert UlrichCapt. Persson
    • Gi Ju-bongGeneral Pyo
    • Lee Han-wiMajor Kang
    • Lee Dae-yeonSgt. Kwang

    Recommendations

    • 75

      Christian Science Monitor

      Suspenseful and psychologically rich.
    • 70

      The A.V. Club

      The new English track is predictably clumsy, but the story and images overcome it.
    • 70

      The New York Times

      This warm, sorrowful film plays like a downbeat variation on an old World War II picture from Hollywood.
    • 60

      TV Guide Magazine

      A blockbuster hit in Korea, Park's feature debut is a beguiling mix of the generic and the unfamiliar, and it ends on a shot that's nothing short of heartbreaking.
    • 50

      Variety

      Despite its merits, is neither an art movie nor an out-and-out, propulsive actioner like "Shiri."
    • 50

      New York Post

      Scenes of the probe are less successful. They feel contrived, and actress Lee Yeong-ae is not especially effective as Major Jang.
    • 40

      Village Voice

      Politically, psychologically, and aesthetically schizophrenic.

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