Is Joint Security Area scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Joint Security Area sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Joint Security Area violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Joint Security Area end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Joint Security Area easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Joint Security Area

Name: Joint Security Area
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 2000
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Lee Young-ae, Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-ho, Kim Tae-woo, Shin Ha-kyun

Eight shots! The truth is there.

Directed by Park Chan-wook

Produced by CJ Entertainment, Intz.com

2000108 min7.8 / 10

A tense, intellectually demanding investigation into a border killing that unravels competing narratives and the human cost of geopolitical division.

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 the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.

Clusters

Betrayal By Insiders Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Loyalty Under Pressure Complicity Under Pressure East Asian History & Culture

Genres

Drama Thriller Mystery

Keywords

Border Korean War (1950-53)Soldier United Nations Dmz Korean Army Inter-korean Relations

Where to watch

StreamKocowa, ARROW
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Questions people ask

Is Joint Security Area scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Joint Security Area sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Joint Security Area violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Does Joint Security Area end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Joint Security Area easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.