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Joint Security Area

Joint Security Area

Eight shots! The truth is there.

20007.81h 48m

Overview

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.

Directed by Park Chan-wook
Written by Park Chan-wook, Kim Hyun-seok, Jeong Seong-san
Produced by Shim Jae-myung, Lee Eun
Box OfficeBudget: $12.5M0

Top Cast

Lee Young-ae

Lee Young-ae

Maj. Sophie E. Jean

Lee Byung-hun

Lee Byung-hun

Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil

Kim Tae-woo

Kim Tae-woo

Pvt. Nam Sung-shik

Shin Ha-kyun

Shin Ha-kyun

Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin

Herbert Ulrich

Herbert Ulrich

Capt. Persson

Christoph Hofrichter

Christoph Hofrichter

Maj. Gen. Bruno Botta

Lee Han-wi

Lee Han-wi

Major Kang

Koh In-bae

Koh In-bae

Ri Sun-hye

Lee Dae-yeon

Lee Dae-yeon

Sgt. Hwang

Themes & Keywords

borderkorean war (1950-53)soldierunited nationsdmzkorean armyinter-korean relations

About Joint Security Area

Joint Security Area is a drama, thriller, action film released in 2000 exploring themes of border, korean war (1950-53), soldier, united nations, dmz, korean army. Directed by Park Chan-wook, it stars Lee Young-ae, Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-ho. 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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