Joint Security Area
Original title: Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok JSA · Turkish title: Birleşik Güvenlik Bölgesi
“Your shadow is over the line...”
2000 · 1 h 50 min
Cast
Lee Byung-hun 
Song Kang-ho Lee Young-ae
Credits
Written by: 
Park Chan-wook
Plot
A Swiss-Korean officer investigates a deadly shooting at the border between North and South Korea.
Sinekatalog’s take
Park Chan-wook's thriller investigates a shooting at the Korean DMZ and the secret friendship between soldiers from both sides. Tense and human, it was an early hit that established him.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (39,727 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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