
The Net(2016)
A poor North Korean fisherman finds himself an accidental defector, and is groomed to be a spy by an ambitious South Korean military officer.


Yong-soo is an ex-soccer player who lives in a small coal-mine village in North Korea with his wife and young son, Joon. Although living in extreme poverty like many other families in North Korea, the family is happy just to be with each other. Then one day, Yong-soo's pregnant wife becomes critically ill. Let alone medicine, Yong-soo can't even find food for her in North Korea. So he decides to secretly cross the border to China hoping to find the medicine for his wife.

Cha In-pyo
Kim Yong-soo

Shin Myeong-cheol
Kim Joon

Joo Ah-reum
Mi-seon

Jeong In-gi
Sang-cheol

Lee Young-hoo
Factory Manager

Kim Jae-rok
NGO Planner
Bae Joong-sik
Safety Officer

Jang So-yeon

Do Yong-gu

Jo Gyu-chul
Limping Young Man
Crossing is a drama film released in 2008 exploring themes of north korean defector, inter-korean relations. Directed by Kim Tae-gyun, it stars Cha In-pyo, Shin Myeong-cheol, Joo Ah-reum. Yong-soo is an ex-soccer player who lives in a small coal-mine village in North Korea with his wife and young son, Joon. Although living in extreme poverty like many other families in North Korea, the family is happy just to be with each other. Then one day, Yong-soo's pregnant wife becomes critically ill. Let alone medicine, Yong-soo can't even find food for her in North Korea. So he decides to secretly cross the border to China hoping to find the medicine for his wife.
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