The Long Way Home (2015 film)
The Long Way Home (Korean: 서부전선; RR: Seobu Jeonseon; lit. "Western Front") is a 2015 South Korean film written and directed by Cheon Sung-il, about the friendship between a South Korean and a North Korean soldier during the Korean War.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
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| Hangul | 서부전선 |
| Hanja | 西部戰線 |
| Revised Romanization | Seobu Jeonseon |
| Directed by | Cheon Sung-il |
| Produced by | Gang Min-gyu |
| Written by | Cheon Sung-il |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Choi Seung-hyun |
| Cinematography | Lee Jae-hyeok |
| Edited by | Kim Chang-ju |
Production company | Harimao Pictures |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Budget | US$6.7 million |
| Box office | US$4.1 million[1] |
Plot
Nam-bok, a middle-aged South Korean farmer is conscripted and assigned a mission to deliver a classified military document that may decide the fate of the war. After losing it while under attack from the enemy, he then faces a teenage North Korean soldier named Yeong-gwang who happens to acquire the secret document on his way to the North.
Cast
- Sol Kyung-gu as Jang Nam-bok
- Yeo Jin-goo as Kim Young-kwang
- Lee Geung-young as Lieutenant Yoo
- Jung Sung-hwa as General Yeon
- Jung In-gi as Sergeant Kim
- Jo Hee-bong as Drunkard
- Kim Won-hae as Deputy Jeon
- Jung Suk-won as Senior lieutenant
- Kim Sun-young as Ajumma
- Noh Young-hak as Petty officer Choi
- Song Kyung-chul as Sang-joo
- Kim Tae-hoon as General Jo
- Ji Chang-wook as Conscription officer
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References
- Ma, Kevin (5 October 2015). "Intern climbs ladder at South Korea box office". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- Conran, Pierce (8 January 2015). "Korean Period and War Films Wrap Shoots". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- Koo, Yu-rim (28 August 2015). "Film depicts friendship in Korean War". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- Shim, Sun-ah (16 September 2015). "(Movie Review) The Long Way Home: Predictable but warm, humorous war movie". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- Jang, Sung-ran; Kim, Hyo-eun (22 September 2015). "Becoming friends on screen and off". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- Shim, Sun-ah (22 September 2015). "(Yonhap Interview) Actor attracted by dullness of The Long Way Home". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- Doo, Rumy (1 October 2015). "Herald Review: Wandering through The Long Way Home". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- The Long Way Home at the Korean Movie Database
- The Long Way Home on IMDb
- The Long Way Home at HanCinema
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