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78% Critic Match
Joint Security Area
“Eight shots! The truth is there.”
7.8 / 10• 2000• 1h 48m•NR• Korean
DramaThrillerMystery
Storyline
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
Cast & Crew
Lee Young-ae
Maj. Sophie E. Jean
Lead
Lee Byung-hun
Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
Song Kang-ho
Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
Kim Tae-woo
Pvt. Nam Sung-shik
Shin Ha-kyun
Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin
Herbert Ulrich
Capt. Persson
Christoph Hofrichter
Maj. Gen. Bruno Botta
Lee Han-wi
Major Kang
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Park Chan-wook's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Joint Security Area is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
