Silmido

Dec 24, 2003

2h 15m

★ 7.1

A Forbidden History Now Breaks It Deep Silence.

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Drama

Production Companies

Hanmac Films

Cinema Service

Silmido Trailers

Cast

Kang In-chan

Sul Kyung-gu

Jae-hyun

Ahn Sung-ki

Sergeant Jo

Huh Joon-ho

Sang-pil

Jung Jae-young

Won-hee

Im Won-hee

Geun-jae

Kang Shin-il

Chan-seok

Kang Seong-jin

Sergeant Park

Lee Jeong-heon

Won-sang

Uhm Tae-woong

Jeong-hun

Lee Jong-mun

Min-ho

Kim Kang-woo

Ji-hwan

Jo Min-jun

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