White Badge (1992)
- Original title
- 하얀전쟁
- Directed by
- Chung Ji-young
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two South Korean soldiers grapple with the trauma of their time fighting in the Vietnam War. The film shows how their memories of combat continue to affect them years after returning home.
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What happens
White Badge (Korean: 하얀전쟁) is a 1992 South Korean war film directed by Chung Ji-young based on the book White Badge: A Novel of Korea by Ahn Jung-hyo. It was commercially successful and critically acclaimed, receiving the Grand Prix award in the fifth Tokyo International Film Festival. It depicts the experience of South Korean soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War alongside American troops. White Badge follows the path of two South Korean soldiers as they struggle to deal with their experiences in the Vietnam War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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