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The Coast Guard
Why this pick
A severe South Korean military drama that shares The Unforgiven’s claustrophobic institutional pressure, escalating cruelty, and focus on how rigid authority damages young men.
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Lee Seung-young is a new recruit in the South Korean military who finds that his commanding officer, Sergeant Yoo Tae-jeong is an old school friend. Yoo looks after Lee, and tries to help the stubborn and contrary youngster adjust to the strict hierarchies and harshness of military life. As time passes, Lee's resistance wears down, and he finds himself understanding, and even becoming more like the superior officers he previously struggled against. Matters come to a head when he is given command of Heo Ji-hoon, a slovenly newcomer whose constant incompetence tests Lee's patience, and eventually forces him to act.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Lim Hyun-sung
Su-dong
Yoon Jong-bin
Heo Ji-hoon