The Front Line
2011 2h 13m movie Film South Korea

The Front Line

고지전

“Last Battle of the Korean War.”

Synopsis

고지전

“Last Battle of the Korean War.”

In 1951 ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean battalion is fiercely battling over a hill on the front line border against the North in order to capture a strategic point that would determine the new border between two nations. The ownership of this small patch of land would swap multiple times each day. Kang is dispatched to the front line in order to investigate the tacit case that’s been happening there.

The 2010–2012 South Korea Window

154 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Front Line sits at position #51.

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    #1

    Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters

    ★ 9.8 · 2012

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    #2

    Tree with Deep Roots

    ★ 9.3 · 2011

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    #3

    The Slave Hunters

    ★ 8.8 · 2010

  4. Bridal Mask
    #4

    Bridal Mask

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

  5. Dong Yi
    #5

    Dong Yi

    ★ 8.4 · 2010

  6. Running Man
    #6

    Running Man

    ★ 8.3 · 2010

  7. Silenced
    #7

    Silenced

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

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    #8

    49 Days

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Front Line. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Front Line premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
172
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #510 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #355 of 868 (top 41%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies TPS Company, A-Po Films, Showbox
Runtime 2h 13m
Release Date July 20, 2011
IMDb tt2007387
Official Site www.frontline.co.kr

Themes & Motifs

  • korean war
  • battle
  • 1950s
  • korean army
  • south korea
  • north korea

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