| Welcome to Dongmakgol | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 웰컴 투 동막골 |
| Revised Romanization | Welkeom tu Dongmakgol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Welk'ŏm t'u Tongmakkol |
| Directed by | Park Kwang-hyun |
| Written by | Jang Jin Park Kwang-hyun Kim Joong |
| Produced by | Jang Jin Lee Eun-ha Ji Sang-yong |
| Starring | Jung Jae-young Shin Ha-kyun Kang Hye-jung |
| Cinematography | Choi Sang-ho |
| Edited by | Steve M. Choe |
| Music by | Joe Hisaishi |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$8 million |
| Box office | US$31.8 million[1] |
Welcome to Dongmakgol (Korean: 웰컴 투 동막골), also known as Battle Ground 625 (UK),[2] is a 2005 South Korean war comedy-drama film. Based on the same-titled long-running stage play by filmmaker/playwright Jang Jin,[3][4] Park Kwang-hyun's debut film was a commercial and critical success.[5]
The story is set in Korea during the Korean War in 1950. Soldiers from both 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.[6]
It was South Korea's official entry for the foreign language film category of the Academy Awards in 2005,[7] and at the time the fourth highest grossing South Korean film of all time.
- ^ "Welcome to Dongmakgol". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ "Battle Ground 625". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
- ^ Kim, Tae-jong (7 August 2005). "Playwright Takes On Big Screen". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Bae Keun-min, Kim Tae-jong (27 December 2005). "Plays, Films Feel Synergy Effect". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "More Comments from the 웰컴 투 동막골 (Welcome To Dongmakgol) Cast". Twitch Film. 1 August 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Iglauer, Philip Dorsey (4 August 2005). "Korean War Enemies Team Up in Dongmakgol". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "Welcome to Dongmakgol selected as Korea's Oscar entry". Korean Film Biz Zone. 16 September 2005. Retrieved 2012-11-18.