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JSA (Joint Security Area) tells the story of two North Korean soldiers who have apparently been killed by a South Korean soldier in the de-militarised zone between North and South Korea. The mystery of why a total of 16 bullets are found when one magazine only holds 15 forms the film's central conceit and, with the added .. Read more

Starring Yeong-Ae Lee, Song Kang-ho, Tae-Woo Kim, Ha-Kyun Shin
Director Chan-Wook Park
Genres Thriller, World Cinema

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Joint Security Area - JSA cover art

Joint Security Area - JSA

JSA (Joint Security Area) tells the story of two North Korean soldiers who have apparently been killed by a South Korean soldier in the de-militarised zone between North and South Korea. The mystery of why a total of 16 bullets are found when one magazine only holds 15 forms the film's central conceit and, with the added political implications, JSA is elevated to a significant and current examination of war and tolerance.

Starring Yeong-Ae Lee, Song Kang-ho, Tae-Woo Kim, Ha-Kyun Shin
Director Chan-Wook Park
Studio PALISADES TARTAN
Run time DVD: 1 hr 48 mins
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Genres Thriller, World Cinema
Language Korean
Subtitles English
Released DVD: 30 Jul 2002
Production year: 2000
Format DVD

Joint Security Area - JSA (2000)

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  • 2 stars out of 4

    Fascinating thriller that illumines the divisions in Korea between North and South: while the soldiers on both sides come to a friendly understanding, those in authority demonise the other side. The conclusion is that peace is preserved by hiding the trut

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

  • An incident in the JSA (the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea) leaves two N Korean border guards dead... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 22 out of 27 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 0 stars

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    It could be that this movie is interesting but I was not able to understand it because there were no sub titles I think the movie was sent by mistake because i don't believe i ordered it.

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 02 Jun 2008 21:13

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Customer Review

    I suppose Korea's almost unique situation - divided in two, by a border and ideology, as Germany used to be - is fertile ground for film-makers.

    Added to the fact that Korean film at the moment seems to be on a bit of a roll (thinking just of Shiri, Oldboy and Brotherhood, for example), JSA is obviously off to a good start.

    And the film doesn't disappoint.

    OK, there are a few 'weirdnesses' in it. As others have said - the Swiss Korean investigator is obviously a plot device.

    But the film is generally so good that it overcomes that kind of problem. It's deep and complex, good to look at, well-acted, nuanced (the South Koreans aren't all goodies, the Northerners aren't all monsters) and is based on a unique situation.

    Worth watching twice? Probably not. Once you know the ending, I doubt you'd get any great value from watching it again. But it's a great film nonetheless.

      • A customer from UK
      • Posted 23 Jun 2008 15:22

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