Northern Limit Line (2015) on Netflix
In 2002, while South Korea hosts the World Cup, Park Dong-hyuk is a new sailor on the patrol boat PKM 357. North Korean trawlers carrying spies cross the sea border.
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Plot summary
Park Dong-hyuk has recently enlisted in the Republic of Korea Navy. He is posted to the patrol vessel PKM 357. The year is 2002, and South Korea is hosting the FIFA World Cup. At sea, North Korea sends fishing trawlers carrying spies across the Northern Limit Line, the maritime demarcation between the two Koreas. The crew of PKM 357 intercepts the trawlers and takes the men aboard into custody. South Korea's high command then orders their release as part of the government's Sunshine Policy.
Cast
- Kang Han-saemas Kwon Ki-kyung
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Northern Limit Line (2015)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- After initial investors backed out, Northern Limit Line took seven years to finish; a third of its $6 million budget came from crowdfunding by 7,000 donors, among them 23 members of the 2002 South Korea national football team and Chung Mong-joon, former president of the Korea Football Association.
- Director Kim Hak-soon shot Northern Limit Line in 3D with a $1 million grant from the Korean Film Council and effects by Dnext Media, saying the format would let viewers feel the sailors' pain and fear in a more immersive way.
- North Korean state media outlet Uriminzokkiri lambasted the film as "distorted" and an "anti-DPRK movie," while South Korean conservative politicians including former president Lee Myung-bak recommended it.
