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Also known as Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

2004 film directed by Kang Je-gyu

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Taegukgi, also known as Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War, is a South Korean war, drama, and historical film directed and written by Kang Je-gyu. The cast includes Jang Dong-geon, Won Bin, Choi Min-sik, and Lee Eun-ju. The narrative is set in North Korea and focuses on the Korean War. Filming took place in Seoul, South Korea, and the original language is Korean.

The film has a runtime of 148 minutes according to some sources and 140 minutes in others. It was released in 2004, with specific dates listed as February 3, February 5, and June 29, 2006. Distribution was handled by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Netflix via video on demand. Production companies include Kang Je-gyu Films, KD Media, Seoul Broadcasting System, Tooniverse, and Destination Films. The budget is cited as 1,500,000 or a capital cost of 12,800,000.

Critical reception includes a review score of 80%, an average of 6.7 out of 10, and a score of 64 out of 100. Other ratings provided are 7.997 and 8.0. The film is described with the tagline "One country, one family… divided by war." Keywords associated with the work include brotherhood, archaeologist, air raid, and pyre.

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It is catalogued under topics including 2000s action drama films, 2000s action war films and 2004 drama films.

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Film · TMDB

8.0

When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.

Released: 2004-02-05148 minDir: Kang Je-kyuAction, Adventure, Drama, History, WarBudget: $1.5M

Cast

  • Jang Dong-gun as Lee Jin-tae
  • Won Bin as Lee Jin-seok
  • Lee Eun-ju as Kim Young-shin
  • Gong Hyung-jin as Yong-man
  • Lee Young-ran as Mother
  • Jang Min-ho as Old Lee Jin-seok

Themes

  • brotherhood
  • korean war (1950-53)
  • archaeologist
  • air raid
  • pyre
  • brother brother relationship
  • korean army
  • south korea
  • inter-korean relations

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Ratings

IMDb

8/10

42,377 votes

Year
2004
Runtime
140 min
Genres
Action, Drama, War

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
South Korea
Original language
Korean
Main subject
Korean War
Director
Kang Je-gyu
Screenwriter
Kang Je-gyu
Cast member
Jo Sungmo
Cinematographer
Hong Kyung-pyo
Narrative location
North Korea
Filming location
South Korea
Duration
143
FilmAffinity ID
966855
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2006-06-29
title
태극기 휘날리며
distributed by
Netflix
film editor
Park Gok-ji
review score
64/100
capital cost
12800000
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