Joint Security Area

Joint Security Area

  • Director: Park Chan-Wook
  • Writer: Park Chan-Wook,Seong-san Jeong,Hyun-seok Kim
  • Countries of origin: South Korea
  • Language: Korean, English, German
  • Release date: September 9, 2000
  • Sound mix: Dolby SR
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: J.S.A.: Joint Security Area
  • "Joint Security Area" by Park Chan-wook directed, 송강호 , Lee Byunghun , Lee Young Ae , Shin Ha-Kyun starred in the Cold War suspense movie.
    Set in the North-South relationship of the Korean Peninsula, the film tells the story of Korean and North Korean soldiers who have grown from opposing garrisons to friends but met again in battle.
    The film was released in South Korea on September 9, 2000. The film was nominated for the Golden Bear Award at the 51st Berlin International Film Festival . 

    Details

    • Release date September 9, 2000
    • Filming locations Asan, Choongchungnamdo, South Korea
    • Production companies CJ Entertainment, Intz.com, KTB Network

    Box office

    Gross worldwide

    $124,071

    Movie reviews

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    • By Remington 2022-06-17 15:32:14

      Park Chan-Wook And The Script Is Excellent

      Korean movies are really a very special existence. They don't have the heavy feeling of Japanese shadows, but they have a sense of fantasy. This is a very rare advantage of modern movies.

      The brilliance of human nature under the torrent of dark history has abandoned all social pressure and returned to human nature, which is...

    • By Kenton 2022-04-24 07:01:18

      we are brothers

      It can be said that this is a movie that brings together several actors who are national treasures of South Korea. The subject matter is very bold. I don’t know if North Korea would dare to make such a movie. I don’t think we will allow such a non-theme theme to be released.

      Lee Young-ae was still a beautiful girl at that time, so Dae Jang Geum probably hasn't been filmed yet. Lee Byung-hun, Kim Tae-woo and Song Kang- ho are all still young, at least Song Kang- ho doesn't look like a...

    • By Kianna 2022-04-23 07:03:44

      Originally born from the same root, why is it too urgent to fry each other?

      In the Joint Security Area on the border of Panmunjom, a North Korean soldier in the post was killed one day by an unknown bullet, triggering a shootout between the two sides. Sophie, a neutral person, conducted the investigation and coordination. Lee Soo Hyuk on the South Korean side remained silent, while the survivor Oh Kyung Bi on the North Korean side showed hostility. In fact, the four sentries from North and South Korea became good brothers. On the night of Zheng Youzhen's birthday,...

    • By Blaze 2022-04-23 07:03:44

      Four people, two outposts, one bridge and one nation

      The story as a whole pays more attention to the description of the friendship between the four people in the second half of the movie. In this way, in order to help Lee Soo Hyuk and Nam Sung Shik to drag off the relationship, Wu Jing Pil killed the soldiers who broke in later, and in order to cover Lee Soo Hyuk yelled.

      Carefully, we can find that there is an owl at the beginning of the movie. This owl witnessed the incident in the middle of the two outposts. In Korea,...

    • By Beaulah 2022-04-23 07:03:44

      This film will be better without the role of Lee Young-ae

      The acting skills of Song Kangho and Lee Byung Hun are beyond doubt, and this film basically relies on them to support the whole story. But Lee Young-ae, the investigator, is a major failure of the film. The story would have been better without the character.

      The role of Lee Young-ae from the very beginning is to lead out the story, investigate the incident, and withdraw from the incident, a story-driven character similar to a narration.

      But the setting of this character is very...

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    • By Mckenzie 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      Was directly collapsed to five stars by the last group photo. Also known as the film, The Men Who Betrayed. Is the second South Korean male really not my twin brother, Lei Jiayin, who has been separated for many...

    • By Jada 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      The sensitive and fragile soldiers on the border established an indescribable, touching and untrustworthy friendship in a tense and confrontational environment, and eventually became disillusioned due to the oppression of human nature by an overly powerful ideology. One of the outstanding works of Korean scar films, calmly and restrained in a Rashomon-style shooting case, it tells the pain and helplessness of a nation hidden behind the unsolved case, which is infinitely...

    • By Rozella 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      This completes all Park Chan-wook's feature...

    • By Flo 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      The Korean films at the bottom of the box are shocking, and I never thought that it would be Merry Christmas on the March 8th line. Park Chan-wook's nationalist spirit is really touching. His unabashed political inclination and criticism make this film full of anger and resentment. The film never denies its role as a political means. status must be...

    • By Ora 2022-03-28 09:01:08

      AKA: Joint Security Area/ Common Security Area/ JSA Safety Zone/ Joint Security Area Director: Chan-wook Park Starring: Lee Young-ae/ Song Kang-ho/ Lee Byung-hun Year of release: 2000 Country/region of production: South...

    Movie plot

    Joint Security Area at the border of Panmunjom.
    One day, a North Korean soldier ( Shin Ha-kyun ) in the post was killed by an unknown bullet, triggering a gun battle between the two sides. The most suspected perpetrators were South Korean soldiers who were also on the border, but the South Korean side accused North Korea of ​​arguing first, and both sides believed that their opponents should be responsible for this.
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    Evaluation action

    This movie re-analyzes and explains the reality of the North-South division of the Korean Peninsula from a human perspective. (Southern Internet Review) 
    The first half of the film is carried out in constant setting of doubts and counter-evidence. It can be said that the genre film is the usual routine, and there are not many new ideas in the structure. The highlight lies in the small details of the performance. The performance of 송강호...
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    Movie quotes

    • Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil: Your shadow is over the line. Watch it!

    • Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok: Hey Assholes! You just gonna leave me here?

      Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil: You told us to go.

      Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok: I said don't come closer, when did I say to leave, you fuckers!

    • Maj. Gen. Bruno Botta: You haven't learned much about Panmunjom yet. Here, the peace is preserved by hiding the truth. What they both really want is that this investigation proves nothing after all.