Silmido

Silmido

7.1IMDb Score
Released:2003-12-24
Duration:135 min
Country:South Korea
Director:Kang Woo-suk
Actors:Sul Kyung-gu, Ahn Sung-ki, Huh Joon-ho, Jung Jae-young, Im Won-hee
Production:Hanmac Films, Cinema Service

Overview:

On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung for a suicide mission to redeem their honor, but was cancelled, leaving them frustrated. It is loosely based on a military uprising in the 1970s.

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