R-Point
2004 · Movie · 107 min · ★ 6.6 · 60% critics
In 1972 Vietnam, a South Korean base receives a radio call from a platoon missing for months and presumed dead. A rescue squad is sent to a remote, avoided area known as R-Point, where isolation, fear, and unsettling signs begin to blur the line between wartime danger and something far stranger.
Also known as Ghosts of War
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Details
- Original title
- 알포인트
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-08-13
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 60/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (186 votes)
About
If you enjoy slow-burn wartime ghost stories with mounting paranoia and eerie locations, this could work for you; Not for you if you want clear answers, nonstop action, or heavy gore like in The Guard Post.
Pros: tense, creepy atmosphere; strong suspense build; effective war-horror mix | Cons: confusing mysteries; uneven character depth; repetitive shouting dialogue
Themes
- vietnam war
- vietnam
- tombstone
- soldier
- korean army
Cast & crew
Kam Woo-sung
as Lieutenant Choi Tae-in
Son Byung-ho
as Sergeant Jin Chang-rok
Park Won-sang
as Sergeant Cook
Oh Tae-kyung
as Sergeant Jang Young-soo
Lee Sun-kyun
as Sergeant Park
Son Jin-ho
as Sergeant Oh
Moon Young-dong
as Corporal Byun
Jung Kyung-ho
as Corporal Lee Jae-pil
Kim Byong-chul
as Corporal Joh Byung-hoon
Ki Joo-bong
as Captain Park
Directed by Kong Su-chang