Released Date:
2004-09-24
Languages:
Korean
Countries:
South Korea
Runtime:
140 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
8.2 (30447 Reviews)
Director:
Je-kyu KangRichard Epcar (dubbed version)
Ji-hoon Han
Je-kyu Kang
Sang-don Kim
In 1950, in South Korea, shoe-shiner Jin-tae Lee and his 18-year-old old student brother, Jin-seok Lee, form a poor but happy family with their mother, Jin-tae's fiancè Young-shin Kim, and her young sisters. Jin-tae and his mother are tough workers, who sacrifice themselves to send Jin-seok to the university. When North Korea invades the South, the family escapes to a relative's house in the country, but along their journey, Jin-seok is forced to join the army to fight in the front, and Jin-tae enlists too to protect his young brother. The commander promises Jin-tae that if he gets a medal he would release his brother, and Jin-tae becomes the braver soldier in the company. Along the bloody war between brothers, the relationship of Jin-seok with his older brother deteriorates leading to a dramatic and tragic end.
Released Date:
2009-05-28
Languages:
Korean
Countries:
South Korea
Runtime:
128 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
7.8 (24097 Reviews)
Director:
Joon-ho BongJoon-ho Bong (story)
Eun-kyo Park (screenplay)
Joon-ho Bong (screenplay)
A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it's his mother's call whether to prove him innocent or to leave him imprisoned.
Released Date:
2010-08-05
Languages:
Korean, English
Countries:
South Korea
Runtime:
119 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
7.9 (38093 Reviews)
Director:
Jeong-beom LeeAn ex-special agent CHA Tae-shik's only connection to the rest of the world is a little girl, So-mi, who lives nearby. Her mother, Hyo-jeong smuggles drugs from a drug trafficking organization and entrusts Tae-shik with the product, without letting him know. The traffickers find out about her smuggling and kidnap both Hyo-jeong and So-mi. The gang promises to release them if Tae-shik makes a delivery for them, however it actually is a larger plot to eliminate a rival drug ring leader. When Hyo-jeon's disemboweled body is discovered, Tae-shik realizes that So-mi's life may also be in danger. Tae-shik becomes enraged at the prospect that So-mi may already be dead and prepares for a battle, putting his own life at risk.
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