Capital Celluloid 2024 — Day 320: Sat Nov 23

Joint Security Area (Park Chan-wook, 2000): BFI Southbank, NFT1, 6.20pm


This film is part of the Art of Action: Celebrating the Real Action Stars of Cinema season at BFI Southbank.

BFI introduction:
A border incident leaves North and South Korean soldiers wounded or dead, prompting an investigation by a neutral officer. Based on Park Sang-yeon’s novel DMZ and masterfully directed by Park Chan-wook, the film alternates between light, airy flashbacks and heavy, claustrophobic investigation scenes. Song Kang-ho and Lee Byung-hun are superb and the film is now ranked as an essential entry in New Korean Cinema.

Here
(and above) is the trailer.

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