District 820 South Korean Film

District 820 (Korean: 군사통제구역 팔이공지대; Revised Romanization: Goonsatongjegooyeok Paligongjidae) is a 2013 South Korean mystery suspense-thriller film directed by Goo Mo and produced by Lee Joon-Hee. Distributed by Golden Tide Pictures, the film has a runtime of 89 minutes and was released on July 25, 2013.

Plot Synopsis

The story is set in District 820, a military border area between South Korea and North Korea. Second Lieutenant Kwon Jin-Gyeong, who graduated at the top of her class from the South Korean military academy, embarks on the final patrol of her field training accompanied by three members of her group.

Concurrently, Joon-Im and her university photography club friends enter the border area to take photographs. After getting lost and stumbling into District 820, the group hears a frightening gunshot. Second Lieutenant Kwon Jin-Gyeong and her patrol team investigate the noise, during which members of the groups begin to disappear one by one.

Cast and Production

The film features principal performances by Park Grina as Second Lieutenant Kwon Jin-Gyeong, Ha Eun-Sul as Joon-Im, and Kim Goo-Hyun as No Ho-Ik. Additional cast members include Lee Seung-Jin, An Young-Jin, and Lee Won-Jae in the role of the company commander.