Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)

Profile

• Movie: Taegukgi / The Brotherhood of War
• Revised romanization: Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo
• Hangul: 태극기 휘날리며

• Director: Kang Je-Gyu
• Writer: Kang Je-Gyu, Han Ji-Hoon, Kim Sang-Don
• Producer: Choi Jin-Hwa, Lee SE-Ho, Lee Sung-Hoon, Jung Ji-Hoon, Hwang Gyun-Jung, Oh Jung-Hyun, Kim Kyoung-Mok
• Cinematographer: Hong Gyeong-Pyo
• Release Date: February 6, 2004
• Runtime: 140 min.
• Genre: War / Drama / Brothers / Period-1950
• Distributor: Showbox
• Language: Korean
• Country: South Korea

Plot

Jin-Tae (Jang Dong-Kun) and Jin-Seok (Won Bin) are brothers who are unwillingly drafted into the South Korean army following the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950. Meanwhile, Jin-Tae’s fiance Young-Shin (Lee Eun-Ju) joins the communist party to get food for the rest of her family.

Jin-Tae, the stronger of the two brothers, vows to keep his weaker younger brother Jin-Seok safe from any danger. After a military official promises to send Jin-Seok home if Jin-Tae wins a medal of honor, Jin-Tae begins to fight without fear …