JSA: Joint Security Area (Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok JSA)

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The long-standing tension between North and South Korea threatens to boil over into an international incident in this thriller, which was a major box office success in its native South Korea. A North Korean soldier (Shin Ha-kyun) is shot while manning his guard station near the demilitarized zone along the border of the two Koreas. Maj. Sophie Jang (Lee Yeong-ae), a member of the DMZ Neutral Supervisory Committee who was raised by Swiss and Korean parents, is brought in to investigate the incident. Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok (Lee Byung-heon), a member of the South Korean army, is considered the prime suspect in the attack, but Jang soon finds that getting to the truth is no easy task. Lee refuses to answer questions about the incident, and the investigator, in a territory considered a "trouble spot" since the killing of two United Nations soldiers 25 years earlier, faces anger and suspicion from both North and South Korean military representatives. Gongdong Gyeongbi Guyeok Jsa is based on the novel DMZ by Korean author Park Sang-yeon.

Cast

Lee Yeong-ae
as Maj. Sophie E. Jean
Lee Byung-hun
as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok
Shin Ha-kyun
as Jeong Woo-jin
Song Kang Ho
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
Christoph Hofrichter
as Maj. Gen. Bruno Botta
Myoeng-su Kim
Tae-hyeon Kim
Tae-woo Kim
as Nam Sung-shik
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Audience Reviews for JSA: Joint Security Area (Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok JSA)

  • Jun 15, 2012
    A heartbreaking, poignant anti-war film that works best if you don't look into the plot too much, as to avoid the sometimes awkward plotting.
    Kevin C Super Reviewer
  • Mar 21, 2012
    Complex drama with an engaging structure. The humanist message is what makes it worth it.
    Hugo S Super Reviewer
  • Aug 30, 2011
    Kind of hard to believe that this is Park Chan-Wook. While an engaging film, it is a bit overly sentimental in parts. I understand that subject matter dealing with the reunification of a country torn in two would be replete with emotion, but some scenes felt like they were created for a TV movie on Korea's own Lifetime network. None the less, it is still an engaging who done it and an interesting glimpse into the psyche of a nation divided.
    Reid V Super Reviewer
  • Nov 25, 2010
    Korean political thriller about a handful of Korean solders on both sides of the north-south border. Meticulously made, coering such big subjects as loyalty and patriotism and with the current state of Korea, still topical ten years on. It sounds dry and worthy but it isn't. It's a murder mystery with a lot of charm in the unravelling and a truly poignant ending just as the final credits roll. A great watch <img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/f0roM4xSyjY/0.jpg">
    Lesley N Super Reviewer
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