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User Rating:
7.8/10   1,699 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Jin Jang (play)
Joong Kim (writer)
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Release Date:
4 August 2005 (South Korea) more
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Plot:
Soldiers from both sides of the Korean divide live among villagers who know nothing of the war. | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Reviews:
Charming more (24 total)

Cast

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Jae-yeong Jeong ... Chief Comrade Lee Su-Hwa
Ha-kyun Shin ... 2nd Lt. Pyo Hyun-Chul
Hye-jeong Kang ... Yeo-il
Ha-ryong Lim ... Jang Young-hee (North)
Jae-kyeong Seo ... Army Medic Mun Sang-sang (South)
Deok-Hwan Ryu ... Seo Taek-ki (North)

Steve Taschler ... Smith
Jae-Jin Jung
Young-yi Lee
Nam-Hee Park
Deok-hyeon Jo (as Duk-hyun Cho)
Seung-Mok Yoo
Won-cheol Shim
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David Joseph Anselmo ... Special Forces Commander
Michael Frederick Arnold ... Attack Pilot Last Scene
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Steve M. Choe
Jon Emm ... Colonel

Leif Gantvoort ... Major
Edwards Garrett
Clinton Morgan
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Runtime:
133 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Was selected in September 2005 to represent South Korea in the Best Foreign Film category at the 2006 Oscars. Although it was reportedly very well-received at the Academy screenings, it did not get nominated. more

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6 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Charming, 22 September 2006
7/10
Author: Ferdinand2000 from England

Charming feel good story set during the Korean War. Hard to believe but true! The characters are easy to identify with, and draw you into the story. They are fairly believable, with the slight exception of the North Korean commander who seems perhaps too heroic. It verges on being trite or cheesy at times, idolizing the "quaint" village, but for the most part stays away from that. The film is even handed in its treatment of all sides in this war, other than perhaps the military command, as it is quite anti-war. There is a bit of violence and gore, so it isn't for young children. I would recommend this to anyone; go in expecting a fairly romanticized comedy and you shouldn't be disappointed.

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