Joint Security Area(2000)
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.
Movie: Joint Security Area
Top 10 Billed Cast
Maj. Sophie E. Jean
Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
Pvt. Nam Sung-shik
Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin
Capt. Persson
Maj. Gen. Bruno Botta
Major Kang
Ri Sun-hye
Sgt. Hwang
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