Joint Security Area ranks #2 among 47 South Korea films released between 1999–2001.
Synopsis
공동경비구역 JSA
“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.
The 1999–2001 South Korea Window
47 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Joint Security Area sits at position #2.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Joint Security Area. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From CJ Entertainment
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Joint Security Area premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #183 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (87th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea War productions specifically: #8 of 35 (top 23%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | German, English, Korean |
| Production Companies | CJ Entertainment, Intz.com, KTB Network, Myung Films |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | September 9, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0260991 |