Drama · South Korea · 2008 · 1h 47m

Crossing

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Director

Cast

Cha In-pyo as Kim Yong-soo Shin Myeong-cheol as Kim Joon Joo Ah-reum as Mi-seon Jeong In-gi as Sang-cheol Lee Young-hoo as Factory Manager Kim Jae-rok as NGO Planner

Crew

Ko Im-pyo — Editor Kim Tae-seong — Original Music Composer Lee Yoo-jin — Writer Hong Jee-yong — Producer Kim Hyeon-ok — Production Design O Sang-jin — Costume Design

Synopsis

Yong-soo is an ex-soccer player who lives in a small coal-mine village in North Korea with his wife and young son, Joon. Although living in extreme poverty like many other families in North Korea, the family is happy just to be with each other. Then one day, Yong-soo's pregnant wife becomes critically ill. Let alone medicine, Yong-soo can't even find food for her in North Korea. So he decides to secretly cross the border to China hoping to find the medicine for his wife.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

north korean defector inter-korean relations

Key Collaborators

Kim Tae-gyun Director Ko Im-pyo Editor Kim Tae-seong Original Music Composer Lee Yoo-jin Writer Hong Jee-yong Producer Kim Hyeon-ok Production Design O Sang-jin Costume Design

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