Ghosts of War
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Ghosts of War |
| Original title | R-Point ( 알 포인트 ) |
| Country of production | South Korea |
| original language | Korean |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | 106 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Gong Su-chang |
| script | Gong Su-chang |
| music | Dalpalan |
| camera | Seok Hyeong-jing |
| cut | Nam Na-yeong |
| occupation | |
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Ghosts of War - Ghost of war (in German originally published under the title R-Point and Ghost Soldiers ) is a South Korean horror film of Gong Su-chang from the year 2004. The film is set in the Vietnam War in 1972. The shooting took place largely in Cambodia instead .
action
During the Vietnam War in 1972, a South Korean military base received a radio message from a soldier believed to be dead. Lt. Choi Tae-in is supposed to set out with eight other soldiers to get the missing soldiers from Romeo Point (R-Point). On arrival they meet a Vietnamese woman with a submachine gun, which they can turn off. Shortly afterwards, the troops found a memorial stone that indicates a cemetery for Vietnamese who were killed by Chinese soldiers. They find an empty property where they first seek shelter. But then inexplicable processes begin.
reception
Ghosts of War was released on August 20, 2004 in South Korean cinemas and had a total of more than one million viewers. The film received mixed to positive reviews. Jamie Woolley from the BBC awards 3 out of 5 stars and describes Ghosts of War as an atmospheric shocker, but the plot becomes increasingly confusing as it progresses. Kim Newman from Empire gives the film the same rating and draws a positive conclusion: Well-known ideas from different genres have been efficiently mixed for a creepy experience. For Derek Elley from Variety , Ghosts of War is fresh for the Korean horror genre. The film is emotionally moving, but ultimately the plot turns out to be generic and the end is not surprising.
Mike Bracken from IGN draws a very positive conclusion . As "one of the scariest Korean films" convince Ghosts of War , in which reason and madness as well as fantasy and reality blur. The performance of the actors is excellent. Ultimately, the film is a mixture of Full Metal Jacket (1987) and Apocalypse Now (1979) paired with the motif of the haunted village of the Project Zero video game series . Film critic Kyu Hyun Kim reviews the film similarly. Above all, it impresses with the excellent performance of the main actor Kam Woo-sung. It's an intelligent thriller that offers more than just goose bumps. In the Lexicon of International Films you can read: “War film with effective borrowings from the horror and fantasy genre. Atmospherically dense, but with interchangeable characters that never invite identification ”.
Awards
- 2005: Daejong film award in the category of best sound technology for Kang Joo-seok
Web links
- Ghosts of War in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ghosts of War in the online movie database
- Ghosts of War in the Korean Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Approval certificate for Ghosts of War . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , June 2005 (PDF; test number: 102 744 DVD).
- ^ R - Point (2004). In: Korean Film Biz Zone. KOFIC, accessed January 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Jamie Woolley: R-Point (2005). In: BBC. September 10, 2005, accessed February 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Kim Newman: R-Point Review. In: Empire. Retrieved February 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Derek Elley: R-Point. In: Variety . November 14, 2004, accessed February 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Mike Bracken: The Horror Geek Speaks: R-Point. In: IGN . February 22, 2006, accessed February 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Kyu Hyun Kim: 2004. In: koreanfilm.org. Retrieved February 8, 2019 .
- ^ R point. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed February 7, 2019 .