Dir. Park Chan-wook
110 min. | South Korea | NR
Korean with English subtitles
Before
Oldboy, Park Chan-wook made his mark with this gripping mystery set in the heavily fortified demilitarized zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea. When a shooting leaves two soldiers dead, the ensuing investigation reveals an unexpected bond between men on opposite sides of a long-held conflict. Dramatically arresting and deeply humane,
Joint Security Area remains one of Korea’s most essential modern films.