Silmido (2003)

Original title

실미도

Directed by

Kang Woo-suk

Genre

drama film, action film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 15m

Rated

18

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 132 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on a true story, this film follows a group of men recruited for a secret military unit during the 1960s. They are trained for a dangerous mission against North Korea, but things go horribly wrong.

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What happens

Silmido (Korean: 실미도) is a 2003 South Korean action drama film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It is based on the 1999 novel Silmido by Baek Dong-ho, which in turn is based on the true story of Unit 684. Some parts of the film are dramatizations, as the actual details of certain events remain unknown. The film was both critically well received and a financial success, and was the first film in South Korea to attract a box office audience of over 10 million viewers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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