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The Front Line

The Front Line

Last battle of the Korean War.

20117.22h 13m

Overview

In 1951 ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean battalion is fiercely battling over a hill on the front line border against the North in order to capture a strategic point that would determine the new border between two nations. The ownership of this small patch of land would swap multiple times each day. Kang is dispatched to the front line in order to investigate the tacit case that’s been happening there.

Directed by Jang Hoon
Written by Sang-yeon Park
Produced by Lee Woo-jeong, Kim Hyeon-cheol
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $15.8M

Top Cast

Shin Ha-kyun

Shin Ha-kyun

Kang Eun-pyo

Go Soo

Go Soo

Kim Soo-hyeok

Lee Je-hoon

Lee Je-hoon

Shin Il-young

Ryu Seung-su

Ryu Seung-su

Oh Gi-yeong

Ko Chang-seok

Ko Chang-seok

Yang Hyo-sam

David Lee

David Lee

Nam Seong-sik

Ryu Seung-ryong

Ryu Seung-ryong

Hyeon Jeong-yoon

Kim Ok-bin

Kim Ok-bin

Cha Tae-kyeong

Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong

Yoo Jae-ho

Jeong In-gi

Jeong In-gi

Lee Sang-eok

Themes & Keywords

korean war (1950-53)battle1950skorean armysouth koreanorth korea

About The Front Line

The Front Line is a drama, action, war film released in 2011 exploring themes of korean war (1950-53), battle, 1950s, korean army, south korea, north korea. Directed by Jang Hoon, it stars Shin Ha-kyun, Go Soo, Lee Je-hoon. In 1951 ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean battalion is fiercely battling over a hill on the front line border against the North in order to capture a strategic point that would determine the new border between two nations. The ownership of this small patch of land would swap multiple times each day. Kang is dispatched to the front line in order to investigate the tacit case that’s been happening there.

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