Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) on Netflix
Jin-tae shines shoes so his younger brother Jin-seok can stay in school. When North Korea invades, both are drafted, and Jin-tae chases the army's top medal to send his brother home.
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Plot summary
Jin-tae Lee runs a shoeshine stand in Seoul that pays for his younger brother Jin-seok's schooling, and his fiancée, Young-shin Kim, works at the family's noodle shop. The brothers share a silver pen that Jin-tae bought for them. When North Korean troops cross into the South in June 1950, both are seized and put into the army. A superior promises Jin-tae that a medal would release Jin-seok from service, and Jin-tae volunteers for the most dangerous missions in the hope of winning it. In 2003, an excavation team at a Korean War battlefield tells an elderly man that remains there have been identified as his own.
Cast
- Jang Min-hoas Old Lee Jin-seok
- Taek-ha Hwangas Platoon Soldier #2
- Jae-hyeong Jeonas Yong-seok
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
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- Taegukgi became one of the biggest successes in South Korean film history up to that time, drawing 11.74 million people to theatres and beating the previous record holder, Silmido.
