Crossing

2008 · 107 min · Drama

Yong-soo is an ex-soccer player who lives in a small coal-mine village in North Korea with his wife and young son, Joon. Although living in extreme poverty like many other families in North Korea, the family is happy just to be with each other. Then one day, Yong-soo's pregnant wife becomes critically ill. Let alone medicine, Yong-soo can't even find food for her in North Korea. So he decides to secretly cross the border to China hoping to find the medicine for his wife.

Director: Kim Tae-gyun
Writer: Lee Yoo-jin
Released: June 5, 2008
Language: Korean

Cast

Cha In-pyo
Kim Yong-soo
Shin Myeong-cheol
Kim Joon
Joo Ah-reum
Mi-seon
Seo Young-hwa
Yong-soo's wife
Jung In-gi
Sang-cheol
Lee Young-hoo
Factory Manager
Kim Jae-rok
NGO Planner
Bae Joong-sik
Safety Officer
Jang So-yeon
North korean defector
Do Yong-gu
North korean defector
Jo Gyu-chul
Limping Young Man
Oh Min-ae
Defector

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