Operation Chromite (film)

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Movie
German title Operation Chromite
Original title Incheon Sangnyuk Jakjeon ( 인천 상륙 작전 )
Country of production South Korea
original language Korean ,
English
Publishing year 2016
length 111 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director John H. Lee
script Lee Man-hee
production Chung Tae-won
music Park Jang-hyuck
camera Lee Dong-june
cut Steve M. Choe
occupation

Operation Chromite (Original Title: Incheon Sangnyuk Jakjeon ) is a 2016 South Korean war film directed by John H. Lee . The film is based on the landing at Incheon in September 1950. Liam Neeson plays the role of American General Douglas MacArthur . The other leading roles are played by Lee Jung-jae , Lee Beom-soo and Jin Se-yeon .

Operation Chromite hit South Korean theaters on July 27, 2016 and had over 7 million viewers. The film was released in Germany on January 20, 2017 on Blu-Ray and DVD .

action

A few months after the North Korean armed forces overran most of South Korea , a United States-led UN commando was sent to Korea in 1950 to help the fighting South Koreans. General Douglas MacArthur drafts a plan to attack the port city of Incheon from behind enemy lines. The risky strategy is rejected by the leaders of the other military forces . MacArthur is forced to devise a secret operation to gather vital information from the occupied Incheon.

The linchpin of this top-secret operation is Captain Jang Hak-soo of the South Korean naval secret service. Seven members of the intelligence operation disguise themselves as North Korean inspection units and infiltrate the North Korean Army's command center in Incheon, which is run by Commander Lim Gye-jin, a protégé of North Korean leader Kim Il-sung . Incheon Harbor is notorious for its fast currents and large tides. Their main objective is to identify the positions of North Korean defenses and the tactical features of the port, and to secure a lighthouse that is vital to the success of the landing.

Lim is suspicious of Jang's "inspection" and tries to complicate his comrade's investigation. He orders his staff to closely monitor the newcomers. U.S. command sends MacArthur's orders to obtain navigational maps showing the positions of the sea mines in the port and prepare a strategy to assist coalition forces in landing an amphibious assault in a narrow two-hour window between the tides. When contacts within the South Korean military intelligence unit KLO ( Korean Liaison Office ) warn Jang that the time is running out for the successful completion of the mission, he takes his group to the limit. Meanwhile prepares MacArthur in Tokyo , the Battle of Inchon prior to an invasion force of 75,000 UN troops and over 200 warships, which are scheduled to depart from the Korean Peninsula as soon as possible.

reception

The film received mostly negative reviews. Operation Chromite was particularly blamed for the rampant patriotism in the film . Yonhap's Shim Sun-ah writes of a "sloppy spy thriller". Operation Chromite is entertaining, but the characters are all two-dimensional. The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw considers Liam Neeson's portrayal to be ridiculous. With dark sunglasses and a pipe , his scenes often end with gloomy looks.

Hollywood Reporter's Justin Lowe, on the other hand, has positive reviews of the film. Director Lee coordinated the dramatic events in an admirable way.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Approval for Operation Chromite . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 164320 / V). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ^ Operation Chromite (2016). In: Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved January 14, 2017 (English).
  3. ^ Operation Chromite. In: splendid film. Retrieved January 14, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b Shim Sun-ah: (Movie Review) 'Operation Chromite,' sloppy spy thriller. In: Yonhap . July 25, 2016, accessed December 3, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Nikki Baughan: Operation Chromite. In: List. December 20, 2016, accessed December 3, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Peter Bradshaw: Operation Chromite review - clunky South Korean was thriller. Liam Neeson's silly performance is a low point in a spy movie that mars a fascinating real-life story. In: The Guardian . December 22, 2016, accessed December 3, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Justin Lowe, 'Operation Chromite': Film Review. Liam Neeson stars as General Douglas MacArthur in this big-budget Korean War drama. In: The Hollywood Reporter . December 8, 2016, accessed August 12, 2018 .