The Front Line

Name: The Front Line
Genre: Drama, Action, War
Released: 2011-07-20
Duration: 2 h 13 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Shin Ha-kyun, Go Soo, Lee Je-hoon, Ryu Seung-su, Ko Chang-seok

2011·Movie·133 min·★ 7.2(199)

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“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.

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About The Front Line

The Front Line is a 2011 Korean-language drama, action and war film directed by Jang Hoon. The cast is led by Shin Ha-kyun, Go Soo, Lee Je-hoon. It has a runtime of 2h 13m. Viewers rate it 7.2/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Hi-YAH.

The Front Line was produced by TPS Company, A-Po Films, and Showbox and made in South Korea. It was released on July 20, 2011. Made on a budget of about $10 million, it went on to gross $16 million worldwide.

Director: Jang Hoon
Writers: Sang-yeon Park
Release date: July 20, 2011
Original language: Korean
Status: Released
Country: South Korea
Budget: $10 million
Box office: $16 million
Production: TPS Company, A-Po Films, Showbox

#korean war (1950-53)#battle#1950s#korean army#south korea#north korea

The Front Line cast & crew

The Front Line was directed by Jang Hoon and written by Sang-yeon Park.

The cast features Shin Ha-kyun as Kang Eun-pyo, Go Soo as Kim Soo-hyeok, Lee Je-hoon as Shin Il-young, Ryu Seung-su as Oh Gi-yeong, Ko Chang-seok as Yang Hyo-sam, and David Lee as Nam Seong-sik.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Dalpalan, cinematography is by Kim Woo-hyung, and it was produced by Lee Woo-jeong and Kim Hyeon-cheol.

Is The Front Line worth watching?

The Front Line holds an audience score of 7.2/10 from 199 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 2h 13m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, action, and war, The Front Line is worth a place on your watchlist.

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