Introduction

The Long Way Home (Korean: 서부전선; RR: Seobu Jeonseon; lit. “Western Front”) is a 2015 South Korean film written and directed by Cheon Sung-il, about the friendship between a South Korean and a North Korean soldier during the Korean War.

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Outline

Nam-bok, a middle-aged South Korean farmer is conscripted and assigned a mission to deliver a classified military document that may decide the fate of the war. After losing it while under attack from the enemy, he then faces a teenage North Korean soldier named Yeong-gwang who happens to acquire the secret document on his way to the North.

Cast

• Sol Kyung-gu as Jang Nam-bok.
• Yeo Jin-goo as Kim Young-kwang.
• Lee Geung-young as Lieutenant Yoo.
• Jung Sung-hwa as General Yeon.
• Jung In-gi as Sergeant Kim.
• Jo Hee-bong as Drunkard.
• Kim Won-hae as Deputy Jeon.
• Jung Suk-won as Senior lieutenant.
• Kim Sun-young as Ajumma.
• Noh Young-hak as Petty officer Choi.
• Song Kyung-chul as Sang-joo.
• Kim Tae-hoon as General Jo.
• Ji Chang-wook as Conscription officer.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Cheon Sung-il.
• Producer(s): Gang Min-gyu.
• Writer(s): Cheon Sung-il.
• Music: Choi Seung-hyun.
• Cinematography: Lee Jae-Hyeok.
• Editor(s): Kim Chang-ju.
• Production: Harimao Pictures.
• Distributor(s): Lotte Entertainment.
• Release Date: 24 September 2015.
• Running Time: 111 minutes.
• Country: South Korea.
• Language: Korean.