Battle of Jangsari

"The forgotten heroes."

2019 1h 44m KO

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 99

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Synopsis

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Korean War, September 1950. In order to fight the enemy forces based in the South of the peninsula, General MacArthur orders the start of the Incheon Landing Operation, deploying diversionary attacks in other locations. Without real military forces to spare, 772 very young Korean student soldiers, barely trained, are sent to Jangsari Beach, where they will face a heroic fate and discover the value of friendship. (A sequel to Operation Chromite, released in 2016.)

“The forgotten heroes.”

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Cast

Kim Myung-min
Captain Lee Myeong-jun
Minho
Choe Seong-pil
Kim Sung-cheol
Gi Ha-ryun
Kim In-kwon
Ryu Tae-seok
Kwak Si-yang
Park Chan-nyeon
Lee Jae-wook
Lee Gae-tae
Jang Ji-gun
Guk Man-deuk
Lee Ho-jung
Mun Jong-nyeo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kwak Kyung-taek
Writers: Chung Tae-won, Lee Man-hee
Languages: English, Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.

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ERA

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Part of the "Operation Chromite Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, shot by Kim Sung-hwan. 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 Mok Yeong-jin. 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 Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kim Myung-min and Minho and Kim Sung-cheol carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The forgotten heroes.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kwak Kyung-taek directs. Kim Sung-hwan behind the camera. Mok Yeong-jin scores. Kim Chang-ju cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in English, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.
3Part of the "Operation Chromite Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, shot by Kim Sung-hwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mok Yeong-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kim Myung-min and Minho and Kim Sung-cheol carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The forgotten heroes.".
9IMDB entry: tt9018916 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 99 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.