The Other Side of the Mountain

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The Other Side of the Mountain (2012)

10/17/2012 (KP) Drama, Romance, War 1h 43m

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During the Korean War, a young nurse in the small town of Chunamri, North Korea, saves a wounded South Korean soldier who has been left behind during battle. Brought together by the unfortunate circumstance of war, theirs is a fateful meeting. His identity is unknown to her until he must return to South Korea. With the promise to return, the nurse waits a lifetime for him.

In Hak Jang

Director
Joon Bai

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Top Billed Cast

Hyang Suk Kim

Son Ah Song
Ryung Min Kim

Il Gyu Ri
Jung Taik Park

Su Jin

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A review by Marcos Gonzalez Pardo

80%

Written by Marcos Gonzalez Pardo on September 25, 2016

I rate this movie a 10 out of 10 because it is (in my humble opinion) an awesome achievement.

This is a movie made by a Korean-American philanthropist, entirely made IN and WITH North Korea.

Imagine making a period war movie today in North Korea, where they barely have enough food to eat. There are no special effects in this movie. Everything you see is real. The have no squibs or CGI, or breakaway glass, the bullet hits and bomb blasts are real explosions.

Yes the story was obviously tampered with by one or another of the Kim Jongs but that made it only more interesting to my eyes, th... read the rest.

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