J.S.A.: Joint Security Area

– In the DMZ separating North and South Korea, two North Korean soldiers have been killed, supposedly ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 50 Minutes
Release Year:
2000
Original Name:
공동경비구역 JSA
J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (2000) - Also known as 공동경비구역 JSA

In the DMZ 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 Swiss/Swedish team from the neutral countries overseeing the DMZ suspects that another, unknown party was involved - all of which points to some sort of cover up. The truth is much simpler and much more tragic.

J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (2000) - Trailer

Release Date:

09 Sep 2000

Language:

Korean, English, German

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Chan-wook Park

Writer:

Seong-san Jeong, Hyun-seok Kim, Mu-yeong Lee, Park Myeong-Chan (comic), Chan-wook Park, Sang-yeon Park (novel)

Main Actors:

Yeong-ae Lee, Byung-Hun Lee, Kang-ho Song, Tae-woo Kim

Plot:

In the DMZ 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 rounds in the assassin's magazine, amount to 16 cartridges for a gun that should normally hold 15. The investigating Swiss/Swedish team from the neutral countries overseeing the DMZ suspects that another, unknown party was involved - all of which points to some sort of cover up. The truth is much simpler and much more tragic.

Awards:

14 wins & 4 nominations.

Production:

Asian Crush

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
77%
Metacritic:
58%