The Front Line
“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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Cast
27 people
Shin Ha-kyun
Kang Eun-pyo
Known for
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
The Villainess
Choi Shang
North Korean Military Officer
Known for
Cinderella and Four Knights
A Blood Pledge
Go Soo
Kim Soo-hyeok
Known for
Lucid Dream
Colony
Lee Je-hoon
Shin Il-young
Known for
Vagabond
Move to Heaven
Ryu Seung-soo
Oh Gi-yeong
Known for
Winter Sonata
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Ko Chang-seok
Yang Hyo-sam
Known for
Kill Me, Heal Me
My Dearest Nemesis
David Lee
Nam Seong-sik
Known for
Squid Game
Hotel Del Luna
Ryu Seung-ryong
Hyeon Jeong-yoon
Known for
Kingdom
Personal Taste
Kim Ok-vin
Cha Tae-kyeong
Known for
The Villainess
Thirst
Cho Jin-woong
Yoo Jae-ho
Known for
The Handmaiden
Signal
Jung In-gi
Lee Sang-eok
Known for
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
Pinocchio
Park Young-seo
Hwang Seon-cheol
Known for
Castaway on the Moon
Hard Hit
Jang Hoon Director · Park Sang-yeon Screenplay Dalpalan Composer
Worldwide gross $16M · Budget $10M · First release July 20, 2011
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$15,786,086
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
TPS Company
Production
A-Po Films
Production
Showbox
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
고지전
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · July 20, 2011
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
March 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
October 27, 2012 · Digital
Sweden
July 20, 2011 · Physical
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