Welcome to Dongmakgol
2005 · Movie · Not Rated · 133 min · ★ 7.5 · 83% critics
During the Korean War, soldiers from opposing sides and a downed foreign pilot stumble into a remote mountain village whose residents don’t even know a war is happening. As uneasy rivals are forced to share shelter and help the community, the village’s innocence begins to challenge everything they thought they were fighting for.
Also known as Battle Ground 625
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Details
- Original title
- 웰컴 투 동막골
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-08-04
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (201 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional war fable that mixes gentle comedy with bursts of danger and a strong anti-war theme; Not for you if you dislike tonal shifts or subtitles, like in Castaway on the Moon.
Pros: heartfelt anti-war message; funny yet moving tone; charming village setting | Cons: some intense war scenes; occasional cheesy moments; ending may divide viewers
Themes
- friendship
- nationalism
- village
- korean war (1950-53)
- tragedy
- soldier
- massacre
- military
- anti war
- korean army
- inter-korean relations
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2006 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jung Jae-young
as Chief Comrade Lee Su-hwa
Shin Ha-kyun
as 2nd Lt. Pyo Hyun-chul
Kang Hye-jung
as Yeo-il
- ST
Steve Taschler
as Smith
Im Ha-ryong
as Jang Young-hee
Seo Jae-kyeong
as Army Medic Mun Sang-sang
Ryu Deok-hwan
as Seo Taek-ki
Jung Jae-jin
as Mayor
Jo Deok-hyeon
as Teacher Kim
- HY
Hong Ye-In
as Dong-ku's Mother
Directed by Bae Jong