The film centers itself around two brothers living near Seoul, Korea. One shines shoes with the dream of making his own some day. The other is a student, but both are very happy. They even have a overly cheesy scene were the who family goes on a picnic and the brothers share a Popsicle.
All of a sudden the government start rounding up men in basically an unannounced draft. When the older brother fights to not get his young brother drafted they are both shipped off. We start with both brothers fighting on the side of the South Koreans, after several battles it looks as if the South Koreans are going to win. Then the Chinese come in to support the North Koreans and the American come in the support the South Koreans and a war that looked like it was about to end gets stuck in a stalemate. We see the war from the prospective of the average Korean citizen, forces to fight for whichever side they live on regardless of what they think of democracy and communism. Forces to go to rallies to feel their families, but condemned for going to them at the same time.
A vicious cycle, and honestly exactly what I was looking for from a starting film to this themed month. 7/10 because it is a bit long, and not something I'd suggest, but I did like it.
Vote: 7/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386064/
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