The Long Way Home (2015 film)

The Long Way Home
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Cheon Sung-il
Produced by	Gang Min-gyu
Written by	Cheon Sung-il
Starring	Sol Kyung-gu Yeo Jin-goo
Music by	Choi Seung-hyun
Cinematography	Lee Jae-hyeok
Edited by	Kim Chang-ju
Production company	Harimao Pictures
Distributed by	Lotte Entertainment
Release dates	September 24, 2015
Running time	111 minutes
Country	South Korea
Budget	US$6.7 million
Box office	US$4.1 million[1]

The Long Way Home (Hangul: 서부전선; RR: Seobu Jeonseon; lit. "Western Front") is a 2015 South Korean film written and directed by Cheon Sung-il, about the friendship between a South Korean and a North Korean soldier during the Korean War.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Plot

Nam-bok, a middle-aged South Korean farmer is conscripted and assigned a mission to deliver a classified military document that may decide the fate of the war. After losing it while under attack from the enemy, he then faces a teenage North Korean soldier named Yeong-gwang who happens to acquire the secret document on his way to the North.

Cast

• Sol Kyung-gu as Nam-bok
• Yeo Jin-goo as Yeong-gwang
• Lee Geung-young as Lieutenant Yoo
• Jung Sung-hwa as General Yeon
• Jung In-gi as Sergeant Kim
• Jo Hee-bong as Drunkard
• Kim Won-hae as Deputy Jeon
• Jung Suk-won as Senior lieutenant
• Noh Young-hak as Petty officer Choi
• Song Gyeong-cheol as Sang-joo
• Kim Tae-hoon as General Jo
• Ji Chang-wook as Conscription officer

References

1. Ma, Kevin (5 October 2015). "Intern climbs ladder at South Korea box office". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
2. Conran, Pierce (8 January 2015). "Korean Period and War Films Wrap Shoots". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
3. Koo, Yu-rim (28 August 2015). "Film depicts friendship in Korean War". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
4. Shim, Sun-ah (16 September 2015). "(Movie Review) The Long Way Home: Predictable but warm, humorous war movie". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
5. Jang, Sung-ran; Kim, Hyo-eun (22 September 2015). "Becoming friends on screen and off". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
6. Shim, Sun-ah (22 September 2015). "(Yonhap Interview) Actor attracted by dullness of The Long Way Home". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
7. Doo, Rumy (1 October 2015). "Herald Review: Wandering through The Long Way Home". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

External links

• Official website (Korean)
• The Long Way Home at the Korean Movie Database
• The Long Way Home at the Internet Movie Database
• The Long Way Home at HanCinema