Writer/director Kang Je-gyu dedicates himself to the human side of a grand tale, to people who've been uprooted by history.
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:32
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.7/10
Rated: R [See Full Rating] strong graphic sequences of war violence
Runtime: 2 hrs 20 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Sep 3, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $900,994
Synopsis: After independence, Korea is full of hope for a better future. Family of Jin-tae is none different. Jin-tae lives with his mother, younger brother Jin-seok, and fiancé Young-shin. His mother and... After independence, Korea is full of hope for a better future. Family of Jin-tae is none different. Jin-tae lives with his mother, younger brother Jin-seok, and fiancé Young-shin. His mother and Young-shin runs a noodle shop in a market and he shines shoes to send Jin-seok to university. Although the living isn't easy, they are working hard for their better future. Yet, the Korean War breaks out and Jin-tae and Jin-seok get drafted and are located at the battlefront immediately. With bullets flying and bombs going off a few inches away, Jin-tae realizes that he has to keep his brother alive and send him back home safe even if he hurts himself. Believing so, he learns that earning a Medal of Honor may send Jin-seok home, and now Jin-tae begins volunteering for dangerous missions. Yet, Jin-seok is always uncertain about Jin-tae's motivation. Midst of war, U.N. troops join the war and the war seems to end soon. Somehow, Jin-tae succeeds in many missions and ends up getting a Medal of Honor. By then, Jin-tae has driven war crazy with such hatred for North Koreans and Jin-seok refused to go home. Their tension grows between two and there is sudden attack of Chinese Army. With Chinese Army coming down ruthlessly two brothers get separated and Jin-tae believes that Jin-seok is killed during the battle. Jin-tae is now running mad. Yet nobody can bring the dead brother back. It is here in this ruined country that these two beloved brothers are plunged into an unexpected turning moment of their fate. -- Official Site [More]
Starring: Dong-Kun Jang, Bin Won, Eun-Ju Lee
Starring: Dong-Kun Jang, Bin Won, Eun-Ju Lee
Director: Je-Kyu Kang
Director: Je-Kyu Kang
Studio: IDP Distribution
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Reviews for Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
While it comes on like a flag-waver, it actually delivers something more nuanced.
In the rare moments when a rifle, grenade, howitzer, bayonet, dagger, fist, land mine, or flamethrower isn't being deployed, the film pushes its melodramatic plotline with soap operatic shamelessness.
Kang remains a superb technician, but somewhere the movie forgot to pack any genuine emotion along with its ordnance and K rations.
It's an overwhelming vision far more realistic and insightful than the wacky MASH unit through which most Americans have seen this period.
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