Movie Review : Welcome to Dongmakgol
This is one of the good ones South Korea has made in recent years. The story and acting is perfect, the story, direction, visual effect and the actors came together really well. This movie was South Korea's entry into the Academy Awards in 2005 under the foreign language film category, unfortunately it did not progress and the Sea Inside from Spain won the category.
The story is set during the Korean war and soldiers from both sides merge on a village on a mountain which seems to be disconnected to what is happening in the peninsula. A mix of an american in the cast brought a bit of freshness but the real stars where Rhee Soo-hwa and Pyo Hyun-chul.
Aside from a really good story and cast, the visual effects and cinematography is just excellent, with a really good score the senses are pleasured. Some scenes are enhanced so well it could be packaged as separate shorts or MTV.
I can't say anything else except that this is a really good one, best to watch if you want to enjoy and nothing hanging over your head.