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Silmido

Where:

🇰🇷 South Korea

When:

The 1960s The 1970s

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 in 2003 — 135 minutes

Genres:

Action Drama History War

Language:

Korean