Battle of Jangsari / 장사리: 잊혀진 영웅들 (2019)

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• Movie: Battle of Jangsari (English title) / Jangsari: Forgotten Heroes (literal title)
• Revised romanization: Jangsari: Yitheojin Youngwoongdeul
• Hangul: 장사리: 잊혀진 영웅들

• Director: Kwak Kyung-Taek, Kim Tae-Hoon
• Writer: Lee Man-Hee, Jung Tae-Won
• Producer: Kim Sung-Mi, Kim Dong-Won, Jung Tae-Won
• Cinematographer: Kim Sung-Hwan
• Release Date: September 25, 2019
• Runtime: 104 min.
• Genre: War / Based on True Story
• Distributor: Warner Bros. Korea
• Language: Korean
• Country: South Korea

Synopsis

A guerrilla army unit led by Captain Lee Myung-Joon (Kim Myung-Min) and 772 student soldiers, including Choi Sung-Pil (Minho), are on the ship Moonsanho and their destination is Jangsari. Their mission is to deceive the North Koreans into thinking opposition forces would launch a decisive invasion there. The real invasion and battle will take place in Incheon one day later. The average age of the 772 student soldiers on the ship is 17 and they have had only 2 weeks of training. They try to land in Jangsari under a shower of bullets.