Taegukgi (film)
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Korean Name | |
| Revised Romanization | Taegukgi Hwinalrimyeo |
| McCune-Reischauer | ? |
| Hangul | 태극기 휘날리며 |
| Hanja | 太極旗 ? |
Taegukgi Hwinalrimyeo is a 2004 film directed by Je-gyu Kang (姜帝圭) dealing with the Korean War, a bloody civil war where brothers turned to be enemies.
Synopsis
The movie is about the love between two innocent brothers who were unwillingly sent to a cruel battlefield. The elder one, Yi Jin-tae, owned a shoeshine in Seoul before the war. His younger brother, Yi Jin-seok, was a student who wanted to go to university.
Not long after the North Korean invasion on June 25, 1950, the two brothers were drafted and sent to the frontline. Jin-tae, who wanted to save Yi Jin-seok, made a deal with his superior for his brother's sake. If he could earn a "Taeguk Medal" -- the highest honor for a South Korean soldier, his younger brother will be free to go home.
To win the medal, Jin-tae was willing to take all the risks. He finally earned it by capturing a North Korean commander alive, at the cost of a good friend's life. Jin-seok, not fully aware of his brother's intention, started to question his morality. In the mean time, Jin-tae turned out to be cold-blooded due to the endless killing.
After a bloody hunt of communists, Jin-tae's fiancée was killed and Jin-seok was imprisoned. By a mistake, Jin-tae believed that his brother was killed by the South Korean government too, he joined the North side out of rage. Several months later, from a medal-wearing model soldier of the South, he turned into a star commander of the North. The two brothers, separated by war, will meet again on the battlefield.
Casts
- Dong-Kun Jang (張東建)
- Bin Won (元斌)
- Yeong-ran Lee (李恩宙)