The Front Line (2011 film)
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The Front Line is a 2011 South Korean action film set during the 1953 ceasefire. It was selected as South Korea's submission to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. It also won four Grand Bell Awards
including Best Film.
This is the third film by director Jang Hun
after completing Secret Reunion
and Rough Cut
. The actor Ko Chang-seok
has appeared in all three films in supporting roles.
Amongst the fighting a South company commander is found dead by a Southern bullet. Lieutenant Kang Eun-Pyo of the Defense Security Command is sent to investigate the murder and a mole who mailed a letter from a Norther solder to his family in the South.
Things quickly change upon arriving on the eastern front. The current leader is on morphine (specifically alkaloids), some of the men are wearing Northern uniforms to keep warm and refer to their fallen friends as 'comrades,' war orphans live among the soldiers, and Eun-Pyo's old friend Kim Soo-hyeok is not only alive but has moved up in rank.
After the North has again retaken the hill the South take it back and Soo-hyeok joins them in battle. After the fighting as finished he sees the new recruit is drunk. Finding the alcohol leads him to discover a secret communication box buried within the hills that acts as a mail system and gift supply from one side to the other.
Seasons change as the winter turns to summer and the land continues to change sides. Secrets are held not only from from Soo-hyeok but amongst the seasoned fighters on both sides.
Grand Bell Awards
The Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea....
including Best Film.
This is the third film by director Jang Hun
Jang Hun (director)
Jang Hun is a South Korean film director. He has worked primarily with director Kim Ki-duk first with the production department, then as an assistant director, to getting a script from Mr. Kim; Rough Cut. In 2010 he directed Secret Reunion selling over 5,000,000 tickets making it the second...
after completing Secret Reunion
Secret Reunion
Secret Reunion is one of the highest grossing Korean films of 2010. The story follows Song Kang-ho as Agent Lee Han-gyu of the National Intelligence Service who falls from grace after failing to stop the assassination of a North Korean dissident...
and Rough Cut
Rough Cut (2008 film)
Rough Cut is a 2008 South Korean film, and the debut feature of director Jang Hun. The film is based on an original story by Kim Ki-duk.- Synopsis :...
. The actor Ko Chang-seok
Ko Chang-seok
Ko Chang-seok is a South Korean actor who has been in a number of Korean films. He is recognizable by his facial hair and larger body size. He and Yu Jun-sang both won the Best Actor award at the 18th annual Icheon Chunsa Film Festival for their roles in A Barefoot Dream and Moss,...
has appeared in all three films in supporting roles.
Plot
Despite a ceasefire being called the fighting continues around the Aerok Hills on the eastern front as this will help determine the future dividing line of the North and the South. The hills continue to flop between the North and the South as even the ceasefire negotiators don't always know who controls it.Amongst the fighting a South company commander is found dead by a Southern bullet. Lieutenant Kang Eun-Pyo of the Defense Security Command is sent to investigate the murder and a mole who mailed a letter from a Norther solder to his family in the South.
Things quickly change upon arriving on the eastern front. The current leader is on morphine (specifically alkaloids), some of the men are wearing Northern uniforms to keep warm and refer to their fallen friends as 'comrades,' war orphans live among the soldiers, and Eun-Pyo's old friend Kim Soo-hyeok is not only alive but has moved up in rank.
After the North has again retaken the hill the South take it back and Soo-hyeok joins them in battle. After the fighting as finished he sees the new recruit is drunk. Finding the alcohol leads him to discover a secret communication box buried within the hills that acts as a mail system and gift supply from one side to the other.
Seasons change as the winter turns to summer and the land continues to change sides. Secrets are held not only from from Soo-hyeok but amongst the seasoned fighters on both sides.
Cast
- Shin Ha-kyunShin Ha-kyunShin Ha-kyun is a South Korean actor. He first trained as a stage actor at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, before transitioning to film and gaining national fame with his role as a North Korean soldier in Joint Security Area...
as Kang Eun-pyo - Go Soo as Kim Soo-hyeok
- Ryoo Seung-soo as Oh Gi-yeong
- Ko Chang-seokKo Chang-seokKo Chang-seok is a South Korean actor who has been in a number of Korean films. He is recognizable by his facial hair and larger body size. He and Yu Jun-sang both won the Best Actor award at the 18th annual Icheon Chunsa Film Festival for their roles in A Barefoot Dream and Moss,...
as Yang Hyo-sam - Lee Je-hoon
- Jo Jin-woong
Won
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Grand Bell Awards Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.... |
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See also
External links
- The Front Line at Cine 21
- The Front Line at Naver 영화