Joint Security Area
2000 1h 48m movie Film South Korea

Joint Security Area

공동경비구역 JSA

“Eight shots! The truth is there.”

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.

  1. All About Eve
    #1

    All About Eve

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

  2. Joint Security Area

    #2

    Joint Security Area

    ★ 7.9 · 2000

  3. Autumn in My Heart
    #3

    Autumn in My Heart

    ★ 7.7 · 2000

  4. Il Mare
    #4

    Il Mare

    ★ 7.5 · 2000

  5. Address Unknown
    #5

    Address Unknown

    ★ 7.4 · 2001

  6. Failan
    #6

    Failan

    ★ 7.2 · 2001

  7. Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish
    #7

    Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish

    ★ 7.2 · 1999

  8. Ditto
    #8

    Ditto

    ★ 7.1 · 2000

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.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.9
TMDB Rating
602
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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

Themes & Motifs

  • border
  • korean war
  • soldier
  • united nations
  • dmz
  • korean army
  • inter-korean relations

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