Northern Limit Line (film)
| Northern Limit Line | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kim Hak-soon |
| Written by | Kim Hak-soon |
| Produced by | Jeong Mun-gu |
| Starring | Kim Mu-yeol Jin Goo Lee Hyun-woo |
| Cinematography | Kim Hyung-koo |
Production company | Rosetta Cinema |
| Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
Release date |
|
Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Northern Limit Line (Korean: 연평해전; RR: Yeonpyeonghaejeon; lit. Battle of Yeonpyeong) is a 2015 South Korean naval thriller film written and directed by Kim Hak-soon based on the real-life events of the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong.[1][2] It starred Kim Mu-yeol, Jin Goo, and Lee Hyun-woo.[3][4][5][6]
Plot
In June 2002, while South Korea is caught in football frenzy as the national team plays against Turkey for third place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the North Korean navy deploys two of their patrol boats towards the Northern Limit Line, a disputed maritime border near Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea. In the midst of its usual duties, South Korean Battleship 357 finds itself under surprise attack.
Cast
- Kim Mu-yeol as Yoon Young-ha
- Jin Goo as Han Sang-gook
- Lee Hyun-woo as Park Dong-hyuk
- Lee Wan as Lee Hee-wan
- Lee Chung-ah as Captain Choi
- Cheon Min-hee as Ji-sun
- Han Seong-yong as Sergeant Lee
- Lee Min-ho as Corporal Kwon Gi-hyung
- Jang Joon-hak as Hwang Do-hyun
- Kwon Si-hyeon as Corporal Kim Seung-hyun
- Kim Dong-hee
- Kim Ji-hoon
- Joo Hee-joong
- Kim Hee-chan as Kim Il-byung
- Baek Seung-cheol
Release
Northern Limit Line was originally set to premiere on June 11, 2015, but due to concerns over the MERS outbreak, distributor Next Entertainment World delayed the theatrical release by two weeks to June 24.[7][8]
References
- ^ Jin, Eun-soo (5 June 2015). "Yeonpyeong resurrects overshadowed part of history". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Kim, Hee-eun (27 May 2014). "Film to commemorate Yeonpyeong". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (11 July 2014). "LEE Hyun-woo Prepares for BATTLE OF YEONPYEONG". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ Ghim, Sora (6 May 2015). "The Story Of Brave Men Who Protected The Country". BNTNews. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ Choi, He-suk (17 June 2015). "Actors' pick of best scenes from Northern Limit Line". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ Kim, Na-hyeon (25 June 2015). "Kim Moo-yeol is back in uniform for NLL film". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (7 June 2015). "South Korean Movie Theaters Suffer Amid MERS Outbreak". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (10 June 2015). "NORTHERN LIMIT LINE Pushed Back over MERS Concerns". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
External links
- Official website Template:Ko icon
- Northern Limit Line on Twitter
- Northern Limit Line on Facebook
- Northern Limit Line at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Northern Limit Line at IMDb
- Northern Limit Line at HanCinema
 | This South Korean film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |