Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)

7.5/10 133 min Comedy Drama War

Overview

Based on the long running play by Jang Jin, the story is set in Korea during the Korean War in 1950. Soldiers from both the North and South, as well as an American pilot, find themselves in a secluded and naively idealistic village, its residents unaware of the outside world, including the war.

Cast

Jung Jae-young

Chief Comrade Lee Su-hwa

Shin Ha-kyun

2nd Lt. Pyo Hyun-chul

Kang Hye-jung

Yeo-il

Im Ha-ryong

Jang Young-hee

Seo Jae-kyeong

Army Medic Mun Sang-sang

Ryu Deok-hwan

Seo Taek-ki

Jung Jae-jin

Mayor

Jo Deok-hyeon

Teacher Kim

Lee Yong-nyeo

Elder Mother (uncredited)

Yoo Seung-mok

Soo (uncredited)

Shim Won-cheol

Seok-yong (uncredited)

Leif Gantvoort

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