Joint Security Area (2000)
공동경비구역 JSA
Eight shots! The truth is there.
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Joint Security Area rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.7/10· 37K votes
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic58%
TMDb7.8/10· 826 votesWith 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.7/10 on IMDb and 58/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About Joint Security Area
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
Cast of Joint Security Area
Lee Young-ae
as Maj. Sophie E. Jean
Lee Byung-hun
as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
Song Kang-ho
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
Kim Tae-woo
as Pvt. Nam Sung-shik
Shin Ha-kyun
as Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin
Herbert Ulrich
as Capt. Persson
Christoph Hofrichter
as Maj. Gen. Bruno Botta
Lee Han-wi
as Major Kang
Koh In-bae
as Ri Sun-hye
Lee Dae-yeon
as Sgt. Hwang
Ki Joo-bong
as General Pyo
Won Geun-hee
as Autopsy Doctor
Joint Security Area facts
- Original title
- 공동경비구역 JSA
- Budget
- $12.5M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Tense geopolitical thriller explores fraught Korean conflict with nuance
- •Character driven narrative balances action with philosophical inquiry
- •Acclaimed director crafts compelling investigation across militarized border
What the audience disliked
- •Convoluted plot structure confuses timeline and reveals reducing clarity
- •Uneven tonal shifts between action and contemplation disrupt narrative momentum
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