Joint Security Area

Synopsis

Gunfire breaks out in the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea, leaving two North Korean soldiers dead while a wounded South Korean soldier (Lee Byung-hun, The Good, the Bad, the Weird) flees to safety. With the tenuous peace between the two warring nations on a knife-edge, a neutral team of investigators, headed by Swiss Army Major Sophie Jean (Lee Young-ae, Lady Vengeance), is dispatched to question both sides to determine what really happened under cover of darkness out in no-man s land. The recipient of multiple accolades, including Best Film at South Korea s 2001 Grand Bell Awards, JSA Joint Security Area showcases Park s iconic style in an embryonic form, and demonstrates that humanity and common purpose can be found in the most unlikely places.