January 1968, 31 members of North Korean Special Unit 124 infiltrated South Korea with the ultimate mission of attacking the Blue House (Presidential Palace in Korea) and assassinating President PARK Chung-hee. When KIM Shin-jo, the only member who was captured alive, was asked "What was the purpose of infiltration?" on a live TV program, he shouted "I came to slit the throat of President PARK Chung-hee!" and made the whole country's blood run cold.
At the same time, In-chan escapes the death penalty for being an accessory to a crime when he accepts an unexpected proposal from Jae-hyun , a general at Silmido H.I.D. Project and is transported to Silmido Special Unit. Silmido Special Unit is a unit composed of dysfunctional social outcasts and criminals under the death or life sentences. Sang-pil and Won-hee are also among the members of this unit. When they arrive at the island, Jae-hyun gives them the classified national duty, which is to explode the North Korean presidential palace and behead KIM Il-sung, the North Korean president. It is a retaliatory project.
To its all 31 members, it is the ultimate patriotic mission with pride and loyalty; and it is the only chance they have to start a new life that is promised once the mission is successfully accomplished. With their hopes and promising vision, they survive through the most hellish inhumane 'killing' training and are reborn as human armories. They are the human killing machines, with strong comradeship and respect for each other.
Finally, the day arrives and they receive an order from the head office to carry out the mission. With their supreme confidence, they depart for the North. However, the project is suddenly revoked and they return to Silmido with much discouragement and stress. After then, the hellish training continues but, there is no more mission. The psychological frustration and physical tolerance start to reach their limits. And soon, the members start to lose their focus and unity. In order to regain complete control of the unit, the head office performs public executions of its own members. Meanwhile in 1970, with growing nationwide peacemaking movement between the North and the South, the government quickly decides to demolish Silmido Special Unit and executes all its members...
Kong Soo-chang's follow-up to "R-Point" is a disappointment
There are hundreds of guide posts (GPs) along the length of the North-South Korean border. South and North Korean troops stationed at them are at a constant state of alert, with heavy artillery pointed at one another. These installations, a cross between a military depot and an underground bunker, are almost self-contained worlds.
One of them, GP 506, has stopped sending messages to headquarters. An experienced MP investigator Sergeant Noh (Cheon Ho-jin, "A Dirty Carnival") and a cynical medical officer (Lee Jeong-heon, "Humming", "Silmido") are sent to find out what happened. They find the troops literally drawn and quartered: the video evidence indicates the murders were committed by Private Kang (Lee Yeong-hoon, "No Regret"), a resident clown and the least likely candidate for going postal.
Although Las Vegas may be described as the city of opportunity, a casino is not a safe bet.
Very few folks ends up getting something for nothing. Far more leave the casino in ruin, like the young business traveler in the ongoing musical "Gambler" (LG Arts Center).
It's a common subject, but the mesmerizing lights and glowing lines of slot machines, when combined with super-sexy showgirls and plenty of liquor play with the mind of even the most discerning businessperson.
In the musical written by Eric Woolfson - best known here as the lead singer, songwriter and executive producer of the British progressive rock band Alan Parsons Project - Boss (Heo Joon-ho) is the manager of "Baghdad Casino", a huge money-sucking temple of desire located in Vegas.
Heo, the star of hit films "Silmido" (2003) - the first Korean film to sell more than 10 million tickets - and "A Petal" (1996), is far better known for his film work than his stage acting. The role of the omniscient, modern reinc...| More
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KOFIC is hosting a 4-day business campus for Japanese and Korean producers at a resort on the balmy island of Jeju, south of the Korean mainland. Taking place July 8 – 11, the campus brings together 5 Korean and 5 Japanese producers each with projects in development.
Highlights of the itinerary include intensive seminars for the producers on Korea-Japanese co-productions, along with expert guest speakers, such as CJ Entertainment's foreign investment manager who will speak on co-production financing.
Among the 5 Korean participants are Jonathan KIM, a leading producer in the industry with films such as "Lies", "Silmido", "Monopoly", and several co-productions including "Virgin Snow" behind his belt. Also attending is KIM Mi-hee of production house Sidus FNH. She has produced such films as the sci-fi action hit "Arahan" and the Chosun mystery "Blood Rain".
KOFIC plans to take the campus a step further in 2009 when it launches a Co-Production Project Market, with the aim...| More
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The first Korean blockbuster of the summer, "Public Enemy Returns", opens June 19th, just in time to shake up a national box office that has been dominated by Hollywood fare for several weeks. Director KANG Woo-seok brings forth his third installment in the successful franchise that began with "Public Enemy" in 2002.
Star actor SEOL Kyeong-gu ("Oasis", "Silmido") reprises his original role as Chul-joon, a quick-tempered, tenacious detective on the prowl. SEOL also starred in the 2005 installment, "Another Public Enemy" ("Public Enemy 2"), yet playing a completely different character in that film. The new film was penned by writer-director Jang Jin, bringing his trademark humor and wit to the action feature.
The latest film pits detective Chul-joon against Lee Won-sul (played by JEONG Jae-yeong) the chairman of Geo-seong Group. Lee, an affectionate family man running several seemingly legitimate businesses, is really a longstanding mafia boss at the helm of a criminal ente...| More
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'The action scenes might be less impressive, as I tried to emphasize character and drama more'.
Cheol-jung, the stubborn detective from "Public Enemy" (2002) is back.
But this time, he is even more tenacious in hunting down vicious villains.
"Public Enemy Returns", the sequel to Public Enemy by director Kang Woo-seok gets released tomorrow.
Kang is also well known for "Silmido" (2003), a blockbuster based on a botched assassination attempt on the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung in the 1970s.
In Public Enemy Returns, Cheol-jung (Seol Kyeong-gu), seeks a career change.
He feels his job isn't secure enough and he wants to buy a decent house for his daughter and mother.
But quitting his job isn't easy. Just in time, his squad uncovers a murder that involves the team's longtime enemy Won-sul (Jeong Jae-yeong), the chairman of the Geo-seong group.
Even though Won-sul appears to be benevolent toward his family, he is in fact a malicious thug who recruits high sc...| More
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