Joint Security Area
“Your shadow is over the line...”
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The lead investigator (Lee Young-ae) receives differing accounts from the two sides.
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Cast
33 people
Lee Young-ae
Maj. Sophie E. Jean
Known for
Lady Vengeance
Jewel in the Palace
Lee Byung-hun
Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
Known for
Squid Game
I Saw the Devil
Song Kang-ho
Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
Known for
Parasite
Snowpiercer
Kim Tae-woo
Pvt. Nam Sung-shik
Known for
Mr. Queen
Twinkling Watermelon
Shin Ha-kyun
Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin
Known for
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
The Villainess
Herbert Ulrich
Capt. Persson
Also in
Stork of Hope
Das Traumschiff
Christoph Hofrichter
Maj. Gen. Bruno Botta
Also in
Nonstop Trouble with the Family
Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt
Lee Han-wi
Major Kang
Known for
Coffee Prince
Another Miss Oh
Koh In-bae
Ri Sun-hye
Known for
Moss
A Brand New Life
Lee Dae-yeon
Sgt. Hwang
Known for
Oh My Ghost
Flower Boy Next Door
Ki Joo-bong
General Pyo
Known for
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
The Producers
Won Geun-hee
Autopsy Doctor
Known for
May I Help You?
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Park Chan-wook Director · Jeong Seong-san Screenplay Kim Hyun-seok Screenplay
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $12M · United States release June 15, 2001
Box office
Budget
$12,500,000
Worldwide gross
$20,300,000
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
CJ Entertainment
Production
Intz.com
Production
KTB Network
Production
Myung Films
Production
CJ ENM Films & Television
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
공동경비구역 JSA
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Korean
Release dates
South Korea · September 9, 2000
Theatrical
United States · June 15, 2001
Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
United States
November 3, 2001 · Premiere · AFI Fest
Argentina
November 1, 2001 · Premiere · New Korean Cinema Film Festival
Czechia
July 9, 2001 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Finland
September 27, 2001 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
October 16, 2003 · Physical
January 1, 2015 · Digital
Germany
February 12, 2001 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
July 4, 2002 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 3, 2002 · Theatrical
November 28, 2024 · Limited theatrical · 4K Restoration
Israel
July 14, 2001 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
Italy
April 16, 2001 · Premiere · Far East Film Festival
Japan
May 26, 2001 · Digital
Lithuania
May 10, 2002 · Theatrical
Poland
October 12, 2001 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
Russia
October 18, 2001 · Theatrical
November 15, 2024 · Digital
Sweden
January 28, 2002 · Premiere · Goteborg Film Festival
Taiwan
July 6, 2002 · Theatrical
March 13, 2026 · Theatrical
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