Joint Security Area
★ 7.8 · 2000 · 108m · Drama · Thriller · Mystery
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.
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