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2011 · South Korea

The Front Line

Tonight at a glance

Runtime
133 min
Language
Korean
Country
South Korea
Violence
Moderate

Why tonight?

  • In Korean — subtitles on.

The story

In 1951 ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean battalion is fiercely battling over a hill on the front line border against the North in order to capture a strategic point that would determine the new border between two nations. The ownership of this small patch of land would swap multiple times each day. Kang is dispatched to the front line in order to investigate the tacit case that’s been happening there.

  • korean war (1950-53)
  • battle
  • 1950s
  • korean army
  • south korea
  • north korea

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Directed
Jang Hoon

Production

Rating
7.2 / 10 · 204 ratings
Studio
TPS Company, A-Po Films, Showbox