The Coastguard
2003
Driven by the belief that killing a spy is the highest honour, Private Kang waits eagerly for a chance to prove his worth as a soldier. One night, he mistakenly kills an innocent civilian. As he loses his grip on reality, tension and paranoia escalate and further tragedy soon seems inevitable... Read more
| Starring | Jang Dong-Gun |
|---|---|
| Director | Kim Ki-Duk, Kim Ki-Duk |
| Genres | World Cinema |
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The Coastguard
Driven by the belief that killing a spy is the highest honour, Private Kang waits eagerly for a chance to prove his worth as a soldier. One night, he mistakenly kills an innocent civilian. As he loses his grip on reality, tension and paranoia escalate and further tragedy soon seems inevitable...
| Starring | Jang Dong-Gun |
|---|---|
| Director | Kim Ki-Duk, Kim Ki-Duk |
| Studio | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 34 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Korean |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 24 Jul 2006 Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
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Not The Kind That Saves Lives....
Driven by the belief that killing a spy is the highest honour, and the killing will also get him an honourable discharge, a conscript soldier guarding the coast waits eagerly for a chance to prove his worth. One night, he mistakenly kills an innocent civilian. As the horror of his actions make him lose his already fragile grip on reality, everyone around him shows signs of being affected by the tragedy. This South Korean film from Kim Ki-Duk may not make complete sense, but it certainly enlightened me about a part of Korean life that I was not aware of. A compelling central performance from Jang Dong-Gun keeps you watching.
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- drunkenmaster from Merthyr Tydfil,
- Posted 10 Jan 2007 13:42
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totally crackers
Hellishly random..... based on paranoia that spys are going to sneek into the south. its the same kind of paranoia that the US have about terrorists amongst them now..
The whole film goes tits up. some guy bobbing one into his lass gets monumentally wasted...
i love the storys these guys come up with, they arnt far fetched, its just messed up ppl, full of paranoia, pride, following orders and social rules that the west cant often comprehend fully. so it all comes across a bit. '?????.... like something was missing' if your catchin my drift.
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