Joint Security Area vs The Burning Sea
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.6/10 for The Burning Sea). The Burning Sea is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 48m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2021). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joint Security Area
The Burning Sea| Joint Security Area | The Burning Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | South Korea | Norway |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | John Andreas Andersen |
| Main cast | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon | Kristine Kujath Thorp, Anneke von der Lippe, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Vidar Sandem |
Synopsis
Joint Security Area
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
The Burning Sea
An oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just the start of something even more serious.
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