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Joint Security Area(2000)
Status: Released
Date: 2000-09-09
78%
826 Votes
Time: 1h 48m
Eight shots! The truth is there.
Overview:
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.
Languages: German, English, French, Korean.
Countries:
South Korea
Budget: $12,500,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Intz.com
KTB Network
Movie: Joint Security Area
Top 10 Billed Cast
이영애
Maj. Sophie E. Jean
이병헌
Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
송강호
Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
김태우
Pvt. Nam Sung-shik
신하균
Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin
Herbert Ulrich
Capt. Persson
Christoph Hofrichter
Maj. Gen. Bruno Botta
이한위
Major Kang
고인배
Ri Sun-hye
이대연
Sgt. Hwang
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