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A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 58/100. Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 89% of the 3,223 2000s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic58/100
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
876 audience votes
Key crew
- Park Chan-wookDirector
- Jeong Seong-sanScreenplay
- Kim Hyun-seokScreenplay
- Park Chan-wookScreenplay
- Bang Jun-seokOriginal Music Composer
- Cho Young-wukOriginal Music Composer
- Lee Mu-yeongScreenplay
Cast
- Lee Young-aeMaj. Sophie E. Jean
- Lee Byung-hunSgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
- Song Kang-hoSgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
- Kim Tae-wooPvt. Nam Sung-shik
- Shin Ha-kyunPvt. Jeong Woo-jin
- Herbert UlrichCapt. Persson
- Christoph HofrichterMaj. Gen. Bruno Botta
- Lee Han-wiMajor Kang
- Koh In-baeRi Sun-hye
- Lee Dae-yeonSgt. Hwang
- Ki Joo-bongGeneral Pyo
- Won Geun-heeAutopsy Doctor
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