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

Set during the Korean War and 3 days before a truce takes place. Nam-Bok (Sol Kyung-Gu) is South Korean soldier. He was a simple farmer before his conscription into the military. Nam-Bok then receives orders to deliver a top secret document at a set time and place, but an attack by the North Korean army causes Nam-Bok to lose the document.

Meanwhile, Young-Gwang (Yeo Jin-Goo) is a North Korean soldier. He is a part of a tank crew. While heading to the South, his team is bombed and he is the only one left. He is about to return home, but he happens to come across a top secret document.

The two men face off in the western front alone.

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):
  • Seong-il Cheon.
• Producer(s):
  • Won-Chun Cha … executive producer.
  • Min-gyu Kang … producer.
  • Yung-ho Yim … producer.
• Writer(s):
  • Seong-il Cheon (screenplay).
• Music:
  • Seung-Hyun Choi.
• Cinematography:
  • Jae-Hyeok Lee.
• Editor(s):
  • Changju Kim.
• Production:
  • Harrimao Pictures.
  • Lotte Entertainment.
• Distributor(s):
  • Lotte Entertainment (2015) (South Korea) (theatrical).
  • Twin Co. Ltd. (2016) (Japan) (theatrical).
• Release Date:
• Rating: Unknown.
• Running Time: 112 minutes.
• Country: South Korean.
• Language: Korean.

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