“A Forbidden History Now Breaks It Deep Silence.”
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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Cast
37 people
Sul Kyung-gu
Kang In-chan
Known for
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Ahn Sung-ki
Jae-hyun
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The Divine Fury
The Warrior
Huh Joon-ho
Sergeant Jo
Known for
Kingdom
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Jung Jae-young
Sang-pil
Known for
Castaway on the Moon
Confession of Murder
Im Won-hee
Won-hee
Known for
Move to Heaven
Strong Girl Bong-soon
Kang Shin-il
Geun-jae
Known for
Descendants of the Sun
Pinocchio
Kang Seong-jin
Chan-seok
Known for
Attack the Gas Station!
Apt
Lee Jeong-heon
Sergeant Park
Known for
The Worst of Evil
No Mercy
Uhm Tae-woong
Won-sang
Known for
Architecture 101
Cyrano Agency
Lee Jong-mun
Jeong-hun
Also in
71: Into the Fire
Another Public Enemy
Kim Kang-woo
Min-ho
Known for
Wonderful World
The Tyrant
Jo Min-jun
Ji-hwan
Known for
Miss Baek
Kang Woo-suk Director · Kim Hee-jae Writer Cho Young-wuk Composer
Budget $8M · First release December 24, 2003 · Produced in South Korea
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Budget
$8,000,000
Production
Hanmac Films
Production
Cinema Service
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South Korea
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Languages
Original title
실미도
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · December 24, 2003
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
July 19, 2007 · Theatrical
Japan
June 5, 2004 · Digital
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