On the Pitch

May 27, 2010

1h 53m

★ 6.6

Overview

As the World Cup gets started in 2002, a North Korean squad commander (Lee Seong-jae) stationed at the DMZ who is crazy about football is frustrated that he cannot participate in the excitement in the South. He loves football so much that he even memorizes all the names of the members of the South Korean national team. One night during a search operation in which the leader and his troops chase a boar to satisfy their hunger, they come face to face with soldiers from South Korea. It doesn’t take long for the soldiers to discover that they share a love of football and they begin secret radio communications so they can listen to matches together. When their secret is uncovered, the squad leader and his troops must find a way out of the situation.

Genres

Comedy

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Cast

Northern group first squad command

Lee Sung-jae

Corporal Joo Geun-chi

Jung Kyung-ho

Female police of radio team

Choi Ji-hyeon

Northern investigative general

Yoo Tae-woong

Northern group second squad commander

Choo Sang-Rok

Sentinel Mo Reum-jik

Lee Jeong-ho-I

Northern traveling troop

kim Dam-hee

Northern group platoon commande

Ji Dae-han

Northern soldier

Lee Seon-ho

Sentinel Kang Ha-gyoo

Heo Joong-hyeok

Warrior Park Si-hak

Choi Sang-hak

Warrior Ri Doo-ik

Lee Jeong-joon

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