Silmido (2003)
Medium Level Violence, Some Sexual Violence
| Director: | Woo-Suk Kang |
| Actors: | Sung-Kee Ahn, Jeong-Heon Lee, Kyung-Gu Sol, Jun-Ho Heo, Jae-Yeong Jeong, Seong-Jin Kang, Won-Hui Lim, Shin-Il Kang, Won-Hie Lim |
Based on a true story, Silmido tells of the 1968 secret plot by South Korea to assassinate the North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung.
A rag tag bunch of misfits and death row criminals are transported to Silmido Island as part of a secret plan to assassinate North Korea's leader. After months of grueling training including physical and mental abuse and even death, the would-be assassins are ready to undertake their perilous mission. However, as politics change, so too does the mission of the Silmido team.
| Status: | Normal |
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| Run time: | 133mins |
| Origin: | REPUBLIC OF KOREA |
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Member Reviews (2)
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girlster
says
Reasonable movie and interesting to see how the Koreans treated their "prisoners". Not quite sure whether the sub-titles were correctly interpreted in some areas, however, was still an absorbing historical lesson.
Chris D.
says
An extraordinary story told in an odd way. The initial several minutes are a confusing juxtaposition of 2 events taking place at different times that, frankly, have nothing to do with the story. There is no central character. Regardless it is a compelling tale of institutional and personal betrayal, all the more so as it is something that did occur. It is long, and frankly the first half is preamble. If it had been edited differently for foreign distribution it could have been a serious blockbuster.