Poongsan

Poongsan
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Hangul	풍산개
Revised Romanization	Pungsan-gae
McCune–Reischauer	P'ungsan'gae
Directed by	Juhn Jai-hong
Written by	Kim Ki-duk
Produced by	Jeon Yoon-chan Kim Ki-duk
Starring	Yoon Kye-sang Kim Gyu-ri
Cinematography	Lee Jeong-in
Edited by	Shin Cheol
Music by	Park In-young
Production company	Kim Ki Duk Films
Distributed by	Next Entertainment World
Release date	June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)
Running time	121 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$5,110,929[1]

Poongsan (Korean: 풍산개; Hanja: 豊山개; RR: Pungsangae; MR: P'ungsan'gae; lit. Pungsan dog) is a 2011 South Korean action thriller film directed by Juhn Jai-hong, starring Yoon Kye-sang and Kim Gyu-ri.

Poongsan, whose real name is never revealed, is a mysterious messenger who crosses the demarcation line between the two Koreas, delivering letters and cherished heirlooms between separated families in Seoul and Pyongyang.

One day he is commissioned by South Korean government agents with the task of smuggling in In-ok, the beautiful lover of a high-ranking North Korean defector, into the South. Yet things take an unexpected turn when the deliveryman falls for the young woman, but their romance is put in jeopardy by the obstacles they encounter.

Part love story, part postwar tragedy, with a dose of comedy thrown in, the low-budget film Poongsan depicts the sad reality of the division between the two Koreas.