Joint Security Area
Eight shots! The truth is there.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$12500000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
108 min
Release Date
2000-09-09
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
742
Vote Average
7.8
Lee Young-ae
Maj. Sophie E. Jean
Lee Byung-hun
Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
Song Kang-ho
Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
Kim Tae-woo
Pvt. Nam Sung-shik
Shin Ha-kyun
Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin
Herbert Ulrich
Capt. Persson
Christoph Hofrichter
Maj. Gen. Bruno Botta
Lee Han-wi
Major Kang
Koh In-bae
Ri Sun-hye
Lee Dae-yeon
Sgt. Hwang
Gi Ju-bong
General Pyo
Won Geun-hee
Autopsy Doctor
Go Eun-a
Nam Soo-jung
Seo Jeong-gyu
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Jeong Ju-hwan
South Korean Soldier Leader
Park Jeong-gi
South Korean Soldier
Yoon Hee-won
South Korean Soldier
Lee Do-yeop
South Korean Soldier
Jin Tae-hyeon
South Korean Soldier
Kim Kwang-il
North Korean Soldier
Lee Seung-chan
North Korean Soldier
Lim Il-gyu
North Korean Soldier
Yoo Hyung-gwan
North Korean Soldier Commander
Ahmedov Ayder
American Soldier
Isaac Green
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Gallego Alberto
American Soldier
Cannon Greg Courtney
American Soldier
Kwon Nam-hee
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Lee Jong-yong
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Micara Adriana
Sophie's Mother
Kim Myung-soo
Top Ranking Officer Choi
Won Ho-seob
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