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The Coast Guard is a sud coréen film of genre Drama directed by Kim Ki-duk with Jang Dong-gun
The Coast Guard (2002)
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Add to a movie listThe Coast Guard (Hangul: 해안선; RR: Haeanseon) is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk. The film deals with military atrocities and the absurdities of borders and conflicts.
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Private Kang is a member of the South Korean marine corps who is eager to shoot a North Korean spy during his time guarding the South Korean coastline near the Korean Demilitarized Zone. One evening he shoots and kills a South Korean civilian who has strayed into a forbidden zone to have sex with his girlfriend. Kang and the girlfriend of the dead civilian both have mental breakdowns. The woman believes the members of the coast guard are her dead lover, and engages in sexual affairs with them. Though commended after the shooting, Kang is dismissed from service. He then returns to kill other members of his unit. He then goes to the South Korean capital city of Seoul, where kills people at random with his bayonet before being confronted by armed policemen. Gunfire then erupts.Actors
Jang Dong-gun
(Private Kang)
Park Ji-a
Kim Tae-woo
(Private Jo)
Yoo Hae-jin
(Cheol-gu)
Kim Kang-woo
(Private Cho)
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