This film is about two brothers who get drafted into the South Korean Army in June 1950. They fight a grueling war, measured with a myriad of human loss.

Rating: 9/10 (26 July 2005)

I think this film clearly shows the atrocity of war. A peaceful and joyful life was brusquely ended by war, and instead an abject, painful life was in store. The absurdity and meaninglessness of war was clearly shown by the two brothers' struggle. I also think that the lead actors performed very well and realistically.
The extreme hardships and terror that soldiers and civilians went through during the Korean War was well portrayed. Not only did the troops at the front suffer enormously, physically and psychologically, normal civilians were rounded up by the so-called police responsible for arresting "reds" and "red spies". The film clearly showed the enormous human loss of life suffered in the Korean War, soldier and civilian, North Korean and South Korean, Chinese and UN.