Taegukgi (2004)

Original title

태극기 휘날리며

Directed by

Kang Je-gyu

Genre

drama film, war film, drama fiction, action fiction, historical film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 23m

Rated

R

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 775 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers are forced into the South Korean army at the start of the Korean War. They fight to survive the brutal conflict while protecting each other.

emotionally intensebleaktragicvisceralsuspensefulheartbreakingvisually grimpersonal

What happens

Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (Korean: 태극기 휘날리며; RR: Taegeukgi hwinallimyeo) is a 2004 South Korean war film directed by Kang Je-gyu. It stars Jang Dong-gun and Won Bin and tells the story of two brothers who are forcibly drafted into the South Korean army at the outbreak of the Korean War. Kang Je-gyu made a name for himself directing Shiri and was able to attract top talent and capital to his new project, eventually spending 12.8 million USD on production. The film became one of the biggest successes in the South Korean film history up to that time, attracting 11.74 million people to the theatre, beating the previous record holder Silmido. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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