South Korea Synopsis
크로싱
Yong-soo is an ex-soccer player who lives in a small coal-mine village in North Korea with his wife and young son, Joon. Although living in extreme poverty like many other families in North Korea, the family is happy just to be with each other. Then one day, Yong-soo's pregnant wife becomes critically ill. Let alone medicine, Yong-soo can't even find food for her in North Korea. So he decides to secretly cross the border to China hoping to find the medicine for his wife.
The 2007–2009 South Korea Window
105 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Crossing sits at position #24.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Crossing. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Crossing premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #735 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #510 of 868 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Camp B, Vantage Holdings |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | June 5, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1133922 |