Joint Security Area

Joint Security Area (JSA) is a film by acclaimed Korean director Park Chan-wook. It centered around an investigation by United Nations officials of a fatal shooting incident that occurred in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea. When released, it was the highest grossing Korean film of all time.


 * Cold War / Civil War / The Korean War: All still going on the border between the Koreas.
 * Driven to Suicide
 * Faux Fluency: The United Nations investigator unraveling the mystery at the DMZ is a Korean actress who obviously learned her English lines phonetically.
 * Later versions completely dubbed her lines with a native English speaker.
 * Foregone Conclusion: The friendship between the soldiers will end badly.
 * Framing Device: The main story is told in a series of flashbacks as the UN investigator tries to find out the truth about a murder.
 * How We Got Here
 * North Koreans With Nodongs
 * Not So Different
 * Park Chan-wook: The Korean filmmaker that directed the film.
 * Shown Their Work: With a highly accurate recreation of the Joint Security Area.
 * South Koreans With Marines
 * Take It to the Bridge: The famed "Bridge of No Return"
 * Translation Convention: The Swiss and Swedish members of the United Nations stationed in Korea speak English instead of Korean or their native language. A Swiss character of Korean nationality speaks English with a heavy Korean accent rather than a Swiss one.