Joint Security Area vs Zaytoun
Joint Security Area has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.3/10 for Zaytoun). Zaytoun is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 1h 48m. Joint Security Area is the older of the two (2000 against 2012). Both are drama, thriller, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joint Security Area
Zaytoun| Joint Security Area | Zaytoun | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War | Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War |
| Country | South Korea | Israel |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Eran Riklis |
| Main cast | Lee Byung-hun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Ki Joo-bong, Lee Dae-yeon | Ali Suliman, Stephen Dorff, Ashraf Barhom, Alice Taglioni, Abdallah El Akal |
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.
Zaytoun
Beirut, 1982: a young Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot form a tentative bond in their attempt to make their way across war-torn Lebanon back to their home.
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