Joint Security Area
A determined Swiss‑Korean investigator races to expose the truth behind a deadly shootout in the DMZ, navigating tangled testimonies from both sides as the fragile peace between North and South Korea hangs in the balance.
“Eight shots! The truth is there.”
Synopsis
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is identified as the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives conflicting accounts from the two sides.
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Edited by Kim Sang BeomShot by Sung Bok KimScored by Jun Seok Bang
Box Office
2000 · Box office
Produced on a $12.5M budget
Production budget
$12.5M
Also known as
- Joint Security Areade
- J.S.A. Joint Security Areaen
- JSA. Joint Security Areaen
- Área común de seguridades
- Joint Security Areafr
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44 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Lee Yeong Ae
as Maj. Sophie E. Jean
Lee Young Ae
as Maj. Sophie E. Jean
Lee Byung Hun
as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok
Song Kang Ho
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
Kim Tae Woo
as Nam Sung-shik
Shin Ha Kyun
as Jeong Woo-jin
Herbert Ulrich
as Swedish soldier
Christoph Hofrichter
as Maj. Gen. Bruno Botta
Micara Adriana
Lee Han Wi
as Major Kang
Gallego Alberto
Koh In Bae
as Ri Sun-hye
Supporting cast
22Ahmedov Ayder
Lee Dae Yeon
as Sgt. Hwang
Ki Joo Bong
as General Pyo
Won Geun Hee
as Autopsy Doctor
Go Eun A
as Nam Soo-jung
Seo Jeong Gyu
as South Korean Soldier Officer
Jeong Ju Hwan
as South Korean Soldier Leader
Park Jeong Gi
as South Korean Soldier
Yoon Hee Won
as South Korean Soldier
Lee Do Yeop
as South Korean Soldier
Zin Tae Hyun
as South Korean Soldier
Kim Kwang Il
as North Korean Soldier
Lee Seung Chan
as North Korean Soldier
Ryu Sun Gyu
as North Korean Soldier
Yoo Hyung Gwan
as North Korean Soldier Commander
Isaac Green
as American Soldier
Cannon Greg Courtney
as American Soldier
Kwon Nam Hee
as Woo-jin's Mother
Lee Jong Yong
as Sophie's Father
Kim Myung Soo
as Top Ranking Officer Choi
Won Ho Seob
as Radio announcer
Kim Tan Hyeon
as South Korean Soldier
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