Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo

original title:
Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo
other titles:
Brotherhood – Wenn Brüder aufeinander schießen müssen, Brotherhood, Tae Guk Gi - Brotherhood of War
country / year of production:
Korea / 2004
original length:
143 min. , color
premiere:
3 February 2004 in Seoul
genre:
drama
based on:
director:
Je-gyu Kang
film script:
Kim Sang-dong
producer:
Jin-hwa Choi , Woo-taek Kim
cinematographer:
Hong Kyung-pyo
editor:
Park Gok-ji
composer:
Lee Dong-jun
cast (role):
Jang Dong-gun (Lee Jin-tae) , Won Bin (Lee Jin-seok) , Eun-ju Lee (Kim Young-shin) , Hyeong-jin Kong (Yong-man) , Yeong-ran Lee (Mutter von Jin-tae und Jin-seok) , Min-sik Choi (Nordkoreanischer Kapitän) , Jang Dong-gun , Won Bin , Eun-ju Lee , Hyeong-jin Kong , Yeong-ran Lee , Min-sik Choi
more:
plot synopsis:
The film tells the story of two brothers during the Korean War. Shortly after the war broke out between North and South Korea, Lee Jin-seok, the younger of the two brothers, was forcibly recruited. When Lee Jin-tae tries to free his little brother from the situation, he is also forcibly recruited. However, he manages to ensure that they are assigned to the same company so that he can protect his brother. During the war, the two change and it comes to disputes. In between, they are separated and it is unclear whether they will ever meet again.
keywords:
authenticity , comradeship , trench warfare , family on both sides of the front , youth during wartime
war:
Korean War (1950-1953)
literature:
Heinz Kraschutzki. Die verborgene Geschichte des Korea-Krieges. Hannover: Verl. Das andere Deutschland, 1957.

Peter Lowe. The origins of the Korean War. London: Longman, 1986.

Michael O'Sullivan. "'Tae Guk Gi': Of Brothers And Battles". In: The Washington Post, 3 September 2004, 37-38.
remarks:
Homepage: http://www.taegukgi2004.com/
availability:
DVD