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National Security

2012 1h 50m Drama Mystery & Thriller List
Reviews 100% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Democracy movement leader Kim Jong Tae is arrested and tortured for 22 days by interrogators trying to force him to confess to communist collaboration. Read More Read Less

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Amid all the suffocations and electrocutions ... there's a point at which diminishing returns kick in. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 4, 2013 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse "National Security" is a very hard to watch, although highly realistic film, that uses shock in order to present a clear political message. Mar 8, 2019 Full Review Steve Erickson Gay City News It should be required watching for anyone who thinks torture is politically useful and ethically justifiable, but the rest of us can safely skip it. Feb 20, 2018 Full Review Alan Bett The Skinny Picks a subject ingrained in the Korean subconscious while retaining relevance. Rated: 3/5 Jun 24, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Visaranai got into me far more than this. Maybe, that is because we could easily relate ourselves in that situation. But still, the torture scenes are far more gruesome in this one. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Democracy movement leader Kim Jong Tae is arrested and tortured for 22 days by interrogators trying to force him to confess to communist collaboration.
Director
Jeong Ji-yeong
Producer
Kim Ji-yeon
Screenwriter
Lee Dae-il, Kang Min-hee, Chung Sang-Hyup
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Korean
Runtime
1h 50m