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R-Point (Korean: 알 포인트) is a 2004 South Korean psychological horror war film written and directed by Kong Su-chang. Set in Vietnam in 1972, during the Vietnam War, it stars Kam Woo-sung and Son Byong-ho as members of the South Korean Army in Vietnam. Most of the movie was shot in Cambodia.
- Taegukgi. Korean title: 태극기 휘날리며 (Taegukgi Hwinallimyeo) | Conflict: Korean War | Released: 2004. Last but not least, we have Taegukgi— the most renowned Korean military film ever.
- The Front Line. Korean title: 고지전 (Gojijeon) | Conflict: Korean War | Released: 2011. With The Front Line, we move to the Korean War’s closing days. As armistice negotiations drag on in 1953, North and South Korean forces jockey to control strategic hills along the 38th Parallel.
- 71: Into the Fire. Korean title: 포화 속으로 (Pohwa sogeuro) | Conflict: Korean War | Released: 2010. Based on true events, 71: Into the Fire tells the story of 71 student soldiers who fought hundreds of elite North Korean troops in the Korean War’s early days.
- Welcome to Dongmakgol. Korean title: 웰컴 투 동막골 (Welkeom tu dongmakgol) | Conflict: Korean War | Released: 2005. Also set in an idyllic village, Welcome to Dongmakgol is probably the most popular civilian-focused Korean War film of all time.
- Silmido (2003) Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Baek Dong-ho, Silmido recounts the Korean Republic Army’s plan to assassinate the then North Korean President Kim Il-Sung.
- Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) Kang Je-gyu’s film redefined the South Korean film industry forever with its well-choreographed action and excellent acting.
- Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005) This South Korean film is based on a long-running stage play of the same name. The plot unfolds against the backdrop of the Korean War in the 1950s.
- A Little Pond (2009) Directed by Lee Sang-woo, A Little Pond depicts the No Gun Ri massacre, an infamous moment from the Korean War. In July 1950, American soldiers open fire upon an innocent group of South Korean refugees on the suspicion of harboring criminals from North Korea.
At the time, some 320,000 Korean men are dispatched to fight alongside American troops in the Vietnam War, and her husband, Sang-gil (Uhm Tae-Woong), is one of them. She decides to go to Vietnam to search for Sang-gil by joining a "consolatory band" that cheers up troops.
In the 1980s, a popular genre of Vietnam-related films was revenge fantasies that featured a Vietnam veteran or veterans returning to Vietnam to vanquish the Vietnamese, of which the most popular was the 1985 film Rambo: First Blood Part II. [10]
Oct 29, 2022 · From '70s documentaries like "Hearts and Minds" to the ambitious "Apocalypse Now," here are 50 of the greatest Vietnam War movies ever made.
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Sunny (Korean: 님은 먼곳에; RR: Nimeun meongose; lit. "My Dear is Far Away") is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Lee Joon-ik. Soo Ae plays the titular Soon-yi, whose husband enlists to fight in the Vietnam War, and she decides to join a singing group that will travel to Vietnam to perform for the soldiers there.
