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Welcome to Dongmakgol

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Soldiers from the war live among local villagers.

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Angie Errigo Empire Magazine 01/29/2007
3/5
Engaging and beautiful cinema. Go to Full Review
William Schwartz HanCinema 03/24/2021
Therein lies the fundamental absurdity that defines the film. The characters in Welcome to Dongmakgol all want to do evil, yet often have to be talked into it. Go to Full Review
Beth Accomando KPBS.org 01/29/2008
The film reveals the penchant of South Korea filmmakers to mix every genre imaginable into one film. This one blends goofy comedy, war drama, tragedy, action and social commentary for a highly entertaining ride. Go to Full Review
Anton Bitel Film4 06/13/2007
4/5
Korea's answer to Shangri-la is well worth a visit. Go to Full Review
Stuart McGurk thelondonpaper 02/02/2007
4/5
This does risk becoming a badly-dubbed episode of 'Allo 'Allo! - but after you get past the sitcom premise, you'll find an engaging and witty little war parody. Go to Full Review
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04/03/2017 I remembered it was a good movie when I first watched it. Rewatched it 10 years later and can't believe how slow the movie is and what's interesting about it. See more 11/18/2016 4,5/5 Ratings for Welcome to Dongmakgol F:86% R:14% The film reveals the penchant of South Korea filmmakers to mix every genre imaginable into one film. This one blends goofy comedy, war drama, tragedy, action and social commentary for a highly entertaining ride. See more 03/26/2015 Definitely not a war movie as I thought it would be before watching it, and it surprised me, in a good way. It's interesting how the movie shows how, despite fighting for different ideologies, both sides are still the same people, they're still koreans. It also showed how the war devastated most of korea, which at the time was a very rural country, and that Korea was really just one more battlefield for the US and the USSR. "Welcome to Dongmakgol" is indeed a very beautiful and thoughtful movie. See more 10/21/2014 Funny and heartbreaking at the same time. A bold and unique movie. See more 08/10/2014 very much enjoyed the film, hated the ending.... See more 07/16/2014 movie was fun with the soldiers in the village but ending was terrible! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Soldiers from the war live among local villagers.
Director
Park Kwang-hyun
Producer
Jang Jin
Screenwriter
Joong Kim, Park Kwang-hyun
Production Co
Film It Suda
Genre
Comedy, Drama, War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 11, 2014
Runtime
2h 13m
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