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Crossing

Crossing

Crossing

Crossing

2008•1h 47m•

★7.1(38 ratings)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Main Cast

Cha In-pyo

Cha In-pyo

Kim Yong-soo

Shin Myeong-cheol

Shin Myeong-cheol

Kim Joon

Joo Ah-reum

Joo Ah-reum

Mi-seon

Jeong In-gi

Jeong In-gi

Sang-cheol

Lee Young-hoo

Lee Young-hoo

Factory Manager

Kim Jae-rok

Kim Jae-rok

NGO Planner

Bae Joong-sik

Bae Joong-sik

Safety Officer

Jang So-yeon

Jang So-yeon

Do Yong-gu

Do Yong-gu

Jo Gyu-chul

Jo Gyu-chul

Limping Young Man

Oh Min-ae

Oh Min-ae

Defector

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Kim Tae-gyun
Assistant Director: Kim Gyu-min

Writing

Writer: Lee Yoo-jin

Production

Producer: Hong Jee-yong

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Kim Tae-seong
Sound Supervisor: Lee Seung-chul

Editing

Editor: Ko Im-pyo

Art Direction

Production Design: Kim Hyeon-ok

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup & Hair: Heo Jeong-im
Costume Design: O Sang-jin

Visual Effects

Visual Effects Supervisor: Park Yeong-su

Keywords

north korean defectorinter-korean relations

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Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "크로싱" (KO).

#2

The runtime is 107 minutes (1h 47m).

#3

The film was directed by Kim Tae-gyun.

#4

The screenplay was written by Lee Yoo-jin.

#5

The score was composed by Kim Tae-seong.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1133922.

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Rating

7.1/10

Good

38 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

크로싱

Status:

Released

Language:

한국어/조선말

Country of Origin:

South Korea

Production Companies:

Camp B

Vantage Holdings