Joint Security Area (2000)
- Original title
- 공동경비구역 JSA
- Directed by
- Park Chan-wook
- Genre
- drama film, mystery film, thriller film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 847 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
A shooting at the border between North and South Korea leaves two soldiers dead. An investigation uncovers what really happened between the soldiers on both sides.
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What happens
Joint Security Area (Korean: 공동경비구역 JSA) is a 2000 South Korean mystery thriller film directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook and based on the novel DMZ by Park Sang-yeon. It is Park Chan-wook's third film as director, and is frequently regarded as his first film with creative control; as he largely disowned his first two films, The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream (1992) and Trio (1997), Park himself prefers the film to be regarded as his directorial debut. Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Lee Young-ae, Kim Tae-woo, and Shin Ha-kyun, Joint Security Area is set in the eponymous Joint Security Area of the Korean Demilitarized Zone separating the countries of North Korea and South Korea and revolves around a fatal shooting incident involving soldiers from both sides, which leads the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission to investigate and gradually unveil the unexpected truth. The film was released theatrically on 9 September 2000 in South Korea where it became a major commercial success, launching Park's career and becoming the highest-grossing film in South Korean history until Friend (2001) surpassed it the following year. It was nominated for three Blue Dragon Film Awards, winning Best Film and Best Cinematography, and for thirteen Grand Bell Awards, winning Best Film, Best Actor for Song, Best Art Direction and Best Sound Effects. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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