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The story of two brothers who are unwillingly drafted into the South Korean army following the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950. The older brother strives to protect his younger brother on the battlefield, while struggling to find a way to have him discharged so he can return to their village and care for the family they left behind. However, as the war progresses, the horror and violence they... See Full Description
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Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Drama, Politics/Religion and War |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 20 min. |
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| Release Date: |
September 3, 2004 Limited |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong graphic sequences of war violence. |
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| Distributors: |
Independent Distribution Partnership (IDP)
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,110,186 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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Chicago Tribune, Robert K. Elder
"...will be talked about for years to come--and it deserves to be." Full Review...
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Film Journal International, Daniel Eagan
"Shot on a lavish scale, the film unfortunately suffers from maudlin plotting and severe overacting." Full Review...
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New York Times, Dave Kehr
"...the film does offer Western viewers rare access to another country's innermost anxieties and contradictions, and as such is a fascinating document." Full Review...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Sean Axmaker
"There's nothing subtle in the symbolism of this operatic melodrama, in which emotion overcomes reason and the situations are often contrived." Full Review...
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