A drama about the fate of brothers forced to fight in the Korean War.
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Young-shin Kim
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In 1950, in South Korea, shoe-shiner Jin-tae Lee and his 18-year-old old student brother, Jin-seok Lee, form a poor but happy family with their mother, Jin-tae's fiancé Young-shin Kim, and her young sisters. Jin-tae and his mother are tough workers, who sacrifice themselves to send Jin-seok to the university. When North Korea invades the South, the family escapes to a relative's house in the country, but along their journey, Jin-seok is forced to join the army to fight in the front, and Jin-tae enlists too to protect his young brother. The commander promises Jin-tae that if he gets a medal he would release his brother, and Jin-tae becomes the braver soldier in the company. Along the bloody war between brothers, the relationship of Jin-seok with his older brother deteriorates leading to a dramatic and tragic end. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Rated R for strong graphic sequences of war violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
South KoreaLanguage:
KoreanRelease Date:
6 February 2004 (South Korea) See more »Also Known As:
Brotherhood See more »Box Office
Budget:
$12,800,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$462,458 (Japan) (2 July 2004)Gross:
$1,110,186 (USA) (10 December 2004)Company Credits
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Written by Kim Song Kyu and Park Yeong Ho
Sung by Park Hyang Rim.
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The actor who plays the North Korean captain in the Pyongyang battle scene called in sick and was replaced with another actor with similar features. See more »Goofs
In the scene where North Korean soldiers ambush Jin Tae and several other South Korean soldiers while they're laying mines, one of the South Koreans steps on a mine and it blows his leg off. However, the M15 Anti-tank mine, which was the mine they were using, requires a force of 350 to 750 lbs to detonate. See more »Quotes
Jin-tae: [tears up the last will that Jin-seok was writing] Wills are for dying people. You've got to be strong.See more »
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Oppaneun punggakjaengiWritten by Kim Song Kyu and Park Yeong Ho
Sung by Park Hyang Rim.
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It started out like so many other movies, a short clip of the present and then a long flashback. And then it blew me away with its depiction of war and all of its complexities. The changes in the attitudes of the two brothers as the Korean War progresses helps us understand that war is not merely about good and evil. The most well intentioned soldier or commander can go astray. The Korean War turned brother against brother based on little more than time and place, conviction, or happenstance.
Take Guk Gi is the best antiwar movie that I have seen since Johnny Got His Gun.
It reminded me of the beginning of Saving Private Ryan, which I thought captured some of the reality of war while avoiding the pitfalls that Saving Private Ryan fell.
If the DC crowd watched the Battle of Algiers but missed the message, All Americans should see Tae Guk Gi to better understand the horror and tragedy of war.