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크로싱 (Keu-ro-sing)

Directed by Kim Tae-gyoon (김태균)

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107min | Release date in South Korea :

Synopsis

Yong-soo lives in a small coal-mine village in North Korea with his wife and young son. Although living in extreme poverty, the family is happy just to be with each other. Then one day, Yo... More

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  • Japanese actress shows enthusiasm in learning Korean

    2012/06/01, Source,
    When a teacher explained the meaning of woe", the Korean word for "why", some 10 middle-aged Japanese women said, aha. This was in the beginners class at Sejong School, a school teaching Korean, on the fourth floor of the Korean Cultural Center in Tokyo. The women said this because they finally understood the meaning of a word that they heard a lot in Korean dramas. One of the students was veteran Japanese actress Kumiko Akiyoshi, 57. She asked a lot of questions to the teacher whenever she could not understand. After the class, she and a Dong-A Ilbo reporter moved to a room next to the class room,...More
  • Celebrities speak out on plight of NK defectors in China

    2012/03/06, Source,
    "Deportation back to North Korea means death. They're suffering what human beings cannot go through". (KBS basketball commentator Lee Chung-hee) "A North Korean defector whom I support is at risk of being sent back to North Korea. It's a matter of life beyond ideology and a great cause".,...More
  • Actor Cha In-pyo Campaigns for N.Korean Defectors

    2012/02/24, Source,
    Actor Cha In-pyo has stepped forward in a campaign to stop Beijing repatriating North Korean defectors who were arrested in China. "This is a matter of life and death", he says. "It involves helping our own people, and ideological differences are not important. Saving lives transcends politics or diplomacy". Cha took part in press conferences in front of the Chinese Embassy in Seoul on Saturday and Tuesday along with 20 other celebrities and called on the international community to prevent Beijing from repatriating North Korean defectors,...More
  • Actor lends voice to save NK detainees

    2012/02/23, Source,
    Actors Cha In-pyo, right, and Ricky Kim attend a rally outside the Chinese Embassy in Seoul Tuesday to call on Beijing to end its policy of repatriating North Korean refugees to their Stalinist homeland. / Yonhap By Kim Young-jin Having played the part of a North Korean defector on the big screen, actor Cha In-pyo is now raising his voice to press China to end its policy of repatriating refugees attempting to flee their Stalinist homeland,...More
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Staff
 Jeong Seung-goo (정승구)
 Production department
 Ko Im-pyo (고임표)
 Editor
 Kim Jeong-hwan-I (김정환)
 Production department
 So Joon-moon (소준문)
 Making of
 Lee Jeon-ho (이전호)
 Poster designer
Technics
107 min 35mm Cinemascope (2.35)
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www.crossing2008.co....
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Release date in South Korea : 2008/06/26
South Korean Box Office
Source : www.cine21.com & www.kobis.or.kr
As of 2008.12.21 : 891,792 admissions (total)
As of 2008.08.17 : - admissions (total)
As of 2008.08.10 : 881,960 admissions (total)
As of 2008.08.03 : 879,930 admissions (total)
As of 2008.07.27 : 872,162 admissions (total)
As of 2008.07.20 : 866,231 admissions (total)
As of 2008.07.13 : 788,352 admissions (total)
As of 2008.07.06 : 582,803 admissions (total)
As of 2008.06.29 : 325,437 admissions (total)
As of 2008.06.22 : 23,370 admissions (total)
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Synopsis

Yong-soo lives in a small coal-mine village in North Korea with his wife and young son. Although living in extreme poverty, the family is happy just to be with each other. Then one day, Yong-soo’s pregnant wife becomes critically ill. Let alone medicine, Yong-soo can’t even find food for her in North Korea. So he secretly crosses the borders of China hoping to find the medicine for his wife. After many life threatening moments in China, Yong-soo is forced into South Korea, becoming an unwanted refugee prohibited to return to his family. Meanwhile, his wife passes away leaving their young son alone in desperation. With no one to turn to, his young son sets out to find his father not knowing where or how to find him.

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i can't wait to see this movie -- Cha In Pyo is a great actor & almost certain this was a hit in Korea & abroad!
2008-07-16 15:38:11
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