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Northern Limit Line

Northern Limit Line

War · History · 2015

In this true story from 2002, South Korean patrol boats engaged in a deadly battle with North Korean patrol boats who crossed the maritime border known the Northern Limit Line and attacked.

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Northern Limit Line

“What I can do for my country I am willing to do.”

2015 War · History 2h 10m

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6.6 / 10

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In this true story from 2002, South Korean patrol boats engaged in a deadly battle with North Korean patrol boats who crossed the maritime border known the Northern Limit Line and attacked.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Directed by

Kim Hak-soon

Written by

Kim Hak-soon

Kim Moo-yul

Kim Moo-yul

Yoon Young-ha

Jin Goo

Jin Goo

Han Sang-gook

Lee Hyun-woo

Lee Hyun-woo

Park Dong-hyuk

Lee Chung-ah

Lee Chung-ah

Choi Yoon-jung

Song Jae-ho

Song Jae-ho

Yoon Du-ho

Kim Ji-hoon

Kim Ji-hoon

Jo Chun-hyung

Lee Wan

Lee Wan

Lee Hee-wan

Court is in session

Put Northern Limit Line on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.