Joint Security Area
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.
- Director
- Park Chan-wook
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
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Cast
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17 billed performers
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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.
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Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $13M
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- Domestic gross
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- Release date
- Sep 9, 2000
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- German, English
- Country
- South Korea
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