Joint Security Area (2000)

Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The lead investigator (Lee Young-ae) receives differing accounts from the two sides.

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery

What to watch after Joint Security Area

• My Way (2011) — Two steps away in the credits
• The Front Line (2011) — Same subject: korean war (1950-53), korean army
• Decision to Leave (2022) — Park Chan-wook directed both
• The Age of Shadows (2016) — Lee Byung-hun and Song Kang-ho appear in both
• 1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
• The Man Standing Next (2020) — Same feel: complex, dramatic