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ERA
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Released 18 years ago.
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Crossing
2008 1h 47m KO
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7.1
SOLID
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7.5
IMDB
★7.1TMDB · 39★7.5IMDB · 1,379
Drama
Synopsis
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Yong-soo is an ex-soccer player who lives in a small coal-mine village in North Korea with his wife and young son, Joon. Although living in extreme poverty like many other families in North Korea, the family is happy just to be with each other. Then one day, Yong-soo's pregnant wife becomes critically ill. Let alone medicine, Yong-soo can't even find food for her in North Korea. So he decides to secretly cross the border to China hoping to find the medicine for his wife.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Cha In-pyo
Kim Yong-soo
Shin Myeong-cheol
Kim Joon
Joo Ah-reum
Mi-seon
Seo Young-hwa
Yong-soo's wife
Jung In-gi
Sang-cheol
Lee Young-hoo
Factory Manager
Kim Jae-rok
NGO Planner
Bae Joong-sik
Safety Officer
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kim Tae-gyun
- Writers
- Lee Yoo-jin
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kim Tae-gyun, shot by Jeong Han-cheol. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Kim Tae-seong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Ko Im-pyo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Cha In-pyo and Shin Myeong-cheol and Joo Ah-reum carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1133922 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kim Tae-gyun directs. Jeong Han-cheol behind the camera. Kim Tae-seong scores. Ko Im-pyo cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Directed by Kim Tae-gyun, shot by Jeong Han-cheol. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Kim Tae-seong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Ko Im-pyo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Cha In-pyo and Shin Myeong-cheol and Joo Ah-reum carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt1133922 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jeong Han-cheol
- Original score
- Kim Tae-seong
- Editing
- Ko Im-pyo
- Production design
- Kim Hyeon-ok
- Costume design
- O Sang-jin
- Makeup / hair
- Heo Jeong-im
- VFX supervisor
- Park Yeong-su
- Runtime
- 107 min · 1h 47m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- KO
- Certification (US)
- 12
- IMDB
- Crossing (2008)
- IMDB rating
- 7.5/10 · 1,379 votes
Awards
3 wins & 2 nominations total
Also by
Kim Tae-gyun
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CA
Camp B
KR
- VA
Vantage Holdings
KR
Key crew
- ProducerHong Jee-yong
- Sound SupervisorLee Seung-chul
- Makeup & HairHeo Jeong-im
- Assistant DirectorKim Gyu-min
- Costume DesignO Sang-jin
- EditorKo Im-pyo
- Production DesignKim Hyeon-ok
- Visual Effects SupervisorPark Yeong-su
- Lighting DirectorPark Gun-woo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- north korean defector
- inter-korean relations
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2008-06-0512
Also known as
International titles
- KeurosingKR
