South Korea 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.
Audience Engagement
602 audience reviews — more than 97% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 90th percentile among South Korea films.
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
War + Drama in South Korea
29 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the War and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Joint Security Area itself).
The 1999–2001 South Korea Window
Among 47 South Korea films we catalog from this window, Joint Security Area places #2 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Joint Security Area premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for South Korea cinema with only 15 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 321 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 14 other South Korea films in 2000.
The 67th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Joint Security Area, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- dmz · 4
- united nations · 1
- soldier · 29
- korean war · 20
- korean army · 14
- border · 6
- inter-korean relations · 32
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 |