Joint Security Area

About Joint Security Area

Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The lead investigator (Lee Young-ae) receives differing accounts from the two sides.

Joint Security Area is a 2000 mystery thriller film directed by Park Chan-wook. Lee Young-ae takes the lead as Maj. Sophie E. Jean, Lee Byung-hun as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk, Song Kang-ho as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil, and Kim Tae-woo as Pvt. Nam Sung-shik.

Released in September 2000, it runs 108 minutes. Written by Jeong Seong-san and Kim Hyun-seok. Production companies include CJ Entertainment and KTB Network.

Shelv files it under soldier, korean war (1950-53), inter-korean relations, and border. It streams on ARROW and Kocowa in the United States. It scores 7.8 out of 10 from 888 TMDB voters.

Welcome to Dongmakgol, Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War, and Escape make useful companions to Joint Security Area, all filed under korean army.