25 January 2012

Joint Security Area (South Korea, 2000)

In the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea, two North Korean soldiers have been killed, supposedly by one South Korean soldier. But the 11 bullets found in the bodies, together with the 5 remaining bullets in the assassin's magazine clip, amount to 16 bullets for a gun that should normally hold 15 bullets. The investigating team from the neutral countries overseeing the DMZ suspects that another, unknown party was involved - all of which points to a cover up. 

One of director Park Chan-wook's (Oldboy, Thirst) earlier films, which really shows off his talent. The last shot is the icing on this great crime mystery. A story about forbidden friendship.

Genre: Drama/Thriller

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