The Coast Guard

The Coast Guard

There is a line that cannot be crossed.

Directed by Kim Ki-duk

Produced by Prime Entertainment, Korea Pictures

200296 min6.2 / 10

A bleak, psychologically intense war drama about a soldier's descent into paranoia and violence along a militarized border, exploring the moral cost of ideological fervor.

A member of Coast Guard Platoon 23, Private Kang monitors a high-infiltration stretch of beach lined with barbed-wire fencing. Driven by the belief that killing a spy is the highest honor, he waits for a chance to prove his worth.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Coast Guard scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is The Coast Guard sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is The Coast Guard violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Does The Coast Guard end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Coast Guard easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

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.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity44

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise25

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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