White Badge

White Badge is a 1992 South Korean war film directed by Chung Ji-young based on the book White Badge: A Novel of Korea by Ahn Jung-hyo.

White Badge
Hangul
Hanja하얀
Revised RomanizationHayan jeonjaeng
McCune–ReischauerHayan chŏnjaeng
Directed byChung Ji-young
Produced byChong Nam-gook
Written byGong Su-young
Chung Ji-young
Jo Young-chel
Shim Seung-bo
Based onWhite Badge: A Novel of Korea
by Ahn Jung-hyo
StarringAhn Sung-ki
Lee Geung-young
Shim Hye-jin
Music byShin Bung-ha
CinematographyYoo Yong-kil
Edited byPark Soon-deok
Distributed byVanguard Cinema (North America)
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
Running time
124 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

It depicts the experience of South Korean soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War alongside American troops. White Badge follows the path of two South Korean soldiers as they struggle to deal with their experiences in the Vietnam War.

Plot summary

Kiju Han, a journalist, must face his memories of Vietnam as he writes a series of articles on the subject for his local newspaper. The articles attract a fellow veteran, Chinsu Pyeon, who begins randomly appearing in Han's life. The film, through a series of flashbacks, depicts both the events in Vietnam and their aftermath in the lives of these two soldiers.

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