

The Front Line
2011-07-20 · 133 min · ★ 7.2
In 1951 ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean battalion is fiercely battling over a hill on the front line border against the North in order to capture a strategic point that would determine the new border between two nations. The ownership of this small patch of land would swap multiple times each day. Kang is dispatched to the front line in order to investigate the tacit case that’s been happening there.
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- Directors
- Jang Hoon
- Production companies
- TPS Company, A-Po Films, Showbox
- Countries
- South Korea
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 10,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 15,786,086
Top Cast
Shin Ha-kyunKang Eun-pyo
Go SooKim Soo-hyeok
Lee Je-hoonShin Il-young
Ryu Seung-sooOh Gi-yeong
Ko Chang-seokYang Hyo-sam
David LeeNam Seong-sik
Ryu Seung-ryongHyeon Jeong-yoon
Kim Ok-vinCha Tae-kyeong
Cho Jin-woongYoo Jae-ho
Jung In-giLee Sang-eok
Park Young-seoHwang Seon-cheol
Min ChoiAntiaircraft Army officer (uncredited)
Jeon Kuk-hwanRegimental Commander (uncredited)
Ha Soo-ho3rd Platoon (uncredited)
Yoon Min-sooAlligator Company Staff Sergeant (uncredited)
Kim Kang-ilSoldier Imitating a Crocodile (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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