JSA - Joint Security Area (DVD)
DIRECTED BY - Chan Wook Park
IndiePix Price: $19.95
RATING - Not Rated
YEAR - 2002
FORMAT - DVD Region 1
GENRES - drama, horror & suspense
Film Info
This Korean thriller mines the historic tension between North and South Korea over activity in the JSA, the Joint Security Area, a region guarded by armies from both counties. When two North Korean soldiers are found dead there, it sets off a political chain of events that threatens to plunge the countries into war.
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FESTIVALS
- Ales Film Festival 2005 (France)
- Febiofest: International Film, Television and Video Festival 2003 (Prague, Czech Republic)
- AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival 2001 (Los Angeles, United States)
- Berlin International Film Festival 2001 (Berlin, Germany)
- Deauville Asian Film Festival 2001 (Deauville, France)
- FanTasia Festival 2001 (Montreal, Canada)
- Jerusalem Film Festival 2001 (Jerusalem, Israel)
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2001 (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic)
- Seattle International Film Festival 2001 (Seattle, United States)
- Warsaw International Film Festival 2001 (Warsaw, Poland)
Awards
- Best Actor (Winner)
2001 Grand Bell Awards (Seoul, South Korea) - Best Art Direction (Winner)
2001 Grand Bell Awards (Seoul, South Korea) - Best Asian Film (3rd Place)
2001 FanTasia Festival (Montreal, Canada) - Best Asian Film (Nominee)
2003 Hong Kong Film Awards (Hong Kong) - Best Film (Winner)
2001 Grand Bell Awards (Seoul, South Korea) - Best Foreign Language Film (Winner)
2002 Blue Ribbon Awards (Tokyo, Japan)