Joint Security Area
"Eight shots! The truth is there."
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.
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Written by: Park Chan-wook, Kim Hyun-seok, Jeong Seong-san
Produced by: Shim Jae-myung, Lee Eun
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