Welcome to Dongmakgol

A Genuinely Humorous, Meaningful, and Entertaining War Film...
During the Korean War, three North Korean soldiers, two South Korean Soldiers, and a U.S. pilot find themselves in an isolated village, Dongmakgol. Welcome to Dongmakgol is a genuinely humorous, meaningful, and entertaining war film.

The story in this film is fantastic. The comedy in this film is genuinely funny - it doesn't need gross gags or excessive vulgar language. I really haven't smiled so much during a film in a long time. It's also very meaningful: people are people, regardless of their birthplace, skin color, gender, etc. The story has these soldier from different regions, some with language barriers, coming together in a village where war doesn't exists - a village where people take care of people, and live carefree like the children. It ends with an explosive, bittersweet finale. The acting is superb from the entire cast; from Jung Jae-young playing a North Korean commander to Kang Hye-jung playing an eccentric girl. The film is beatifully shot, with a wonderful...

A well-done antiwar movie
This, along with King of Hearts (1966), is my favorite anti-war movie. It was made in 2005. In Korean, with English subtitles (even for the American dialogue), no sex, some blood and gore, and course language by American GIs who invade the village searching for North Korean soldiers. It ends with gore as warriors fight each other in a bit of futility.

Unbelievable, but I liked it!
What more can one say, an interesting story, an unlikely plot during the Korean war. I would watch again---but, that's sentimental me.

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