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Joint Security Area
DramaThrillerMystery3.9
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.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...
September 9, 2000 · Directed by Park Chan-wook
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A simple estimate based mostly on pace, with small nudges for flow, payoff speed, and how much keeps happening. Rounded to the nearest 5 minutes.
Runtime1h 48m
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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
Ki Joo-bong
General Pyo
Won Geun-hee
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