Joint Security Area (film)

Joint Security Area
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGongdonggyeongbiguyeok jeieseuei
McCune–ReischauerKongdonggyŏngbiguyŏk cheiesŭei
Directed byPark Chan-wook
Written byKim Hyun-seok
Jeong Seong-san
Lee Moo-yeong
Park Chan-wook
Based onDMZ
by Park Sang-yeon
Produced byShim Jae-myung
Lee Eun
StarringSong Kang-ho
Lee Byung-hun
Lee Young-ae
CinematographyKim Seong-bok
Edited byKim Sang-bum
Music byJo Yeong-wook
Bang Jun-seok
Production
company
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • September 9, 2000 (2000-09-09)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguagesKorean
English
French
German

Joint Security Area (Korean: 공동경비구역 JSA) is a 2000 South Korean mystery thriller film[2] directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook and based on the novel DMZ by Park Sang-yeon. It is Park Chan-wook's third film as director; as he largely disowned his first two films The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream (1992) and Trio (1997), Joint Security Area is frequently regarded as his first film with creative control, and Park himself prefers the film to be regarded as his directorial debut.[3][4]

Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun and Lee Young-ae, Joint Security Area is set in the Korean Demilitarized Zone separating the countries of North Korea and South Korea and revolves around a fatal shooting incident involving soldiers from both sides, which leads the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission to investigate and gradually unveil the unexpected truth.

The film was released theatrically on September 9, 2000 in South Korea where it became a major commercial success, launching Park's career and becoming the highest-grossing film in South Korean history until Friend surpassed it the following year. It was nominated three Blue Dragon Film Awards, winning Best Film and Best Cinematography, and for thirteen Grand Bell Awards, winning Best Film, Best Actor for Song, Best Art Direction and Best Sound Effects.

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  3. ^ Cotter, Padraig (2020-09-29). "Why Park Chan-wook Has Disowned His Debut The Moon Is The Sun's Dream". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  4. ^ Lah, Je-gi (29 January 2017). "박찬욱 "여배우 강압 노출? 노동현장 인권문제"" (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.