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JSA: Joint Security Area

Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok - Joint Security Area (J.S.A.)

2000

Park Chan-wook

Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-ho, Lee Young-ae, Shin Ha-kyun ...

7.2

4,685

Thriller. Mystery. War In the DMZ separating North and South Korea, two North Korean soldiers have been killed, supposedly by one South Korean soldier. But the 11 bullets found in the bodies, together with the 5 remaining bullets in the assassin's magazine clip, amount to 16 bullets for a gun that should normally hold 15 bullets. The investigating Swiss/Swedish team from the neutral countries overseeing the DMZ suspects that another, unknown party was ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	G. Allen Johnson IndieWire	"It’s not a great movie by any stretch of the imagination (...) but it is an interesting one for the times"	POS
United Kingdom	Xan Brooks The Guardian	"[It] is airy, subtle and playful, and showcases the best elements of modern Asian cinema (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Noel Murray AV Club	"[Park] skips the obvious twist-and-shock approach and focuses most of his attention on the actual events"	POS
United States	Derek Elley Variety	"A timely, accessible slice of quality mainstream cinema (...) Production design is outstanding in its realism"	POS

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