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Silmido

Silmido

A Forbidden History Now Breaks It Deep Silence.

20037.12h 15m

Overview

On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung for a suicide mission to redeem their honor, but was cancelled, leaving them frustrated. It is loosely based on a military uprising in the 1970s.

Directed by Kang Woo-suk
Written by Kim Hee-jae
Produced by Jonathan Kim, Kang Woo-suk, Lee Min-ho
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0M0

Top Cast

Sul Kyung-gu

Sul Kyung-gu

Kang In-chan

Ahn Sung-ki

Ahn Sung-ki

Jae-hyun

Huh Joon-ho

Huh Joon-ho

Sergeant Jo

Jung Jae-young

Jung Jae-young

Sang-pil

Im Won-hee

Im Won-hee

Won-hee

Kang Shin-il

Kang Shin-il

Geun-jae

Kang Seong-jin

Kang Seong-jin

Chan-seok

Lee Jeong-heon

Lee Jeong-heon

Sergeant Park

Uhm Tae-woong

Uhm Tae-woong

Won-sang

Lee Jong-mun

Lee Jong-mun

Jeong-hun

Themes & Keywords

prisonislandspyincheonkorean armyinter-korean relations

About Silmido

Silmido is a action, drama film released in 2003 exploring themes of prison, island, spy, incheon, korean army, inter-korean relations. Directed by Kang Woo-suk, it stars Sul Kyung-gu, Ahn Sung-ki, Huh Joon-ho. On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung for a suicide mission to redeem their honor, but was cancelled, leaving them frustrated. It is loosely based on a military uprising in the 1970s.

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