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TaeGukGi : Brotherhood Of War

KANG Je-kyu

Korea2004, 2024148min

Synopsis

Jintae and Jinseok are brothers who, though not wealthy, work hard to live happily with their family. However, one day in June 1950, an extra edition of the newspaper announces the outbreak of war on the Korean Peninsula, and the two brothers are suddenly dragged into the battlefield. Deployed to the Nakdong River defense line, Jintae takes on dangerous missions voluntarily in an attempt to get his younger brother, Jinseok, discharged from the military. But Jinseok cannot understand Jintae's actions. As the conflict between the brothers deepens, a cruel twist of fate awaits them…

Diretor

KANG Je-kyu

Born in Masan, in 1962. He graduated from Chung-Ang University with a major in theater and film. In 1996, he debuted with The Ginko Bed (1995) and directed his second film, Swiri (1999). Since then, he has directed Taegukgi (2004), My Way (2011), Salut D’Amour (2015) and Road to Boston (2023).