KOREAN MOVIE NIGHT: JSA

When:Tuesday June 29, 2010
Time:7:00pm
Where:Tribeca Cinemas
54 Varick Street
Manhattan, NY
Cost:Free

The Korean Culture Society continues its Free Korean Movie Night with a Free Screening of JSA (Joint Security Area). This special screening is to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War.

About JSA:

A firefight occurs at the “Bridge of No Return” in the DMZ (De-Militarized Zone), and two North Korean soldiers are killed. The North claims that the incident was a flagrant attack by the South Koreans, while the South claims that one of their soldiers was kidnapped.In order to solve the dispute, the NNSC (Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission)dispatches half-Korean half-Swiss Army Intelligence Bureau officer, Major Sophie E. Jean.With no cooperation from either side, the case appears to be unsolvable. However, Major Jean discovers that the number of bullets fired from the pistols and the number found at the scene differ by one, and she begins to dig deeper into the backgrounds of the soldiers involved. Subsequently she finds out about an encounter previous to the firefight when North Korean soldiers saved a South Korean soldier from a mine. The story unravels to reveal a friendship developing among the soldiers. On the night of the firefight…
Directed by: Park Chan-Wook

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