Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Aug 25 9:56

A truly wonderful film. Set in a mountainous village which the Korean War has bypassed the villager's peaceful innocent lives are suddenly shattered by the arrival of two rival groups of soldiers, one from the North the other group from the South together with a downed US airman. Slowly the two groups overcome their enmity to find something more important than their conflict and they eventually work together to save the village from the devastating effects of war. The cinematography is spectacular and the acting is immense. Whilst it is primarily a dark comedy there are also elements of fantasy and the scenes of violence are quite graphic. It's an amazing human story & if you're looking for something different from the usual stereotypical Asian horror/action movie fayre then you won't m...Read more

Rating : 9/10