Welcome to Dongmakgol

Original title: Welkkeom tu Dongmakgol

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Soldiers from both sides of the Korean divide live among villagers who know nothing of the war.Soldiers from both sides of the Korean divide live among villagers who know nothing of the war.Soldiers from both sides of the Korean divide live among villagers who know nothing of the war.

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7.6/10

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Awards
- 5 wins & 10 nominations total

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Jeong Jae-yeong

Chief Comrade Lee Su-Hwa
(as Jae-yeong Jeong)

Shin Ha-kyun

2nd Lt. Pyo Hyun-Chul

Kang Hye-jeong

Yeo-il

Ha-ryong Lim

Jang Young-hee (North)

Seo Jae-kyeong

Army Medic Mun Sang-sang (South)
(as Jae-kyeong Seo)

Ryu Deok-hwan

Seo Taek-ki (North)
(as Deok-Hwan Ryu)

Steve Taschler

Smith

Jung Jae-jin

Mayor

Lee Yeong-ih

Nam-Hee Park

Jo Deok-hyeon

Teacher Kim
(as Duk-hyun Cho)

Yoo Seung-mok

Soo
(as Seung-mok Yoo)

Shim Won-cheol

David Anselmo

Special Forces Commander
(as David Joseph Anselmo)

Michael Arnold

Attack Pilot Last Scene

Michael Frederick Arnold

Attack Pilot Last Scene

Steve M. Choe

Jon Emm

Colonel

Director
- Kwang-Hyun Park
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Trivia
It was only supposed to cost around 4 billion won, as there were no big stars, mostly actors from or acquainted with Jang's Suda family through their past work. But filming and post-production CGI took much longer than expected, and the budget skyrocketed to 8 billion won, putting Jang's company in trouble: for a small production company like Film It Suda failing with this film would have been catastrophic.

Quotes
Teacher Kim: [in English] How are you?
Smith: What?
Teacher Kim: How are you?
Smith: How do you think I am, huh? I mean, how do you think I am? Look at me, huh? I mean, look at me! I'm tied up with sticks here. You know, I feel like shit! Like shit!
Village Chief: [in Korean] Not going well?
Teacher Kim: It's strange. You can see, like it says here, sir.
Village Chief: I can't read that.
Teacher Kim: Yes, sir. Well, if I say
[in English]
Teacher Kim: 'How are you?', he should say
[in English]
Teacher Kim: 'Fine, and you?'. That's the right American answer, so then I can say,
[in English]
Teacher Kim: 'I'm fine'. Only then is this a completed thing. But he's a bit...
Villager: Why isn't he doing as he should? Is he picking a fight?

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8/10

A masterpiece from Korea – Best Anti War film Ever.

The story is set in Korea during the Korean War in 1950. Soldiers from the North and South, as well as an American pilot, find themselves in a secluded village, its residents largely unaware of the outside world, including the war.

The movie has its own quintessence of the characters; every character is so lovable that you will find it tangible. The screenplay is immaculate; every frame of the movie is eloquent and displays diverse emotions of the characters.

The best part of the movie is the humor; the subtlety of comic scenes is fantastically portrayed. The cinematography is dazzling, every scene is crafted perfectly. The slow-motion scenes looked well-paced; the lush and green outskirts of Korea are shown with elegance, the rains are amazing.

The patriotism of North and South Korean soldiers is ardently poignant, and their measured character development towards the harmonious grounds, is simply overwhelming.

I mean having watched a lot of Korean Movies; I think every movie is better than the other one.

Recommended for everyone.