The Front Line
7.2/10
Rating
133 min
Runtime
2011
Release Year
Jang Hoon
Director
Cast
Shin Ha-kyun, Go Soo, Lee Je-hoon, Ryu Seung-su, Ko Chang-seok
Quick Synopsis
In 1951, as the Korean War neared its end and a ceasefire was declared, intense fighting continued over a strategic hill on the front line between North and South Korea. This hill was crucial because controlling it would determine the new border between the two nations. The small area changed hands multiple times daily as South Korean and North Korean forces battled fiercely. Kang, a South Korean soldier, is sent to this front line to investigate a mysterious case occurring amid the ongoing conflict.
Detailed Synopsis of The Front Line
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.
