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Joint Security Area

"Eight shots! The truth is there."

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.

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

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.

Rating

7.8 / 10
835 Reviews
3 Popular

1 Reviews

  • tmdb15435519
    tmdb15435519
    8 Apr 21, 2021

    A gripping tale about an unlikely ally in a personal, inner war. A conflict and history that is much too complex for a feature film, but this makes a good attempt.

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