If you loved The Classified File, try Battle of Jangsari

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, and they both carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Classified File, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Battle of Jangsari is

You're a student soldier in Korea, 1950, thrown into the Battle of Jangsari. But the mission is a feint for the Incheon Landing Operation, with scant training and heavy odds. Kwak Kyung-taek's war film dwells on the camaraderie of youths facing impossible choices.

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