Silmido (2003)

On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung for a suicide mission to redeem their honor, but was cancelled, leaving them frustrated. It is loosely based on a military uprising in the 1970s.

Released

2003-12-24

Genres

Action, Drama

Runtime

135 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Kang Woo-suk

TMDB rating

7.1/10 from 138 votes