THE FRONT LINE
We want reunification!
Here's the list of POWs we're sending back.
We have that hill now.
The line is wrong.
Here we go again.
Your discharge is upon a truce, right?
It's been dragging on for a year and half.
I know.
You'll be transferred to the investigation unit.
What?
No way.
They're shorthanded there.
Busy purging communists and traitors in the South.
A lot of them are falsely accused.
KANG, you better watch your mouth.
They fed the North Korean soldiers
because they were threatened with guns.
And you call them communists?
We can't help it. They're collateral damage.
They need to purge the pro-Japanese pawns first.
Shut up!
Goddamn it!
This is some serious shit.
You're a Counter Intelligence officer.
What were you thinking?
Am I going to jail?
Why couldn't you hold your tongue?
Counter Intelligence Corp won't tolerate such lack of discipline.
You're not going to jail.
Go to the eastern front.
The eastern front?
Investigate this.
"Dear my beloved mother."
"I don't see a truce happening anytime soon."
"We're losing soldiers in combat everyday."
This was written by a North Korean soldier.
Correct.
It was delivered to this woman a week ago.
Through our Military Postal System.
How's that possible?
There's a spy.
It was sent from Alligator Company.
Didn't they lose the hill the other day?
Correct.
I would recall all those bastards
and put the screws in them,
but that hill is very important to our negotiations.
The company's captain was killed recently.
He was reported as Killed in Action.
But you know what?
He was killed by a gun that our officers use.
Something smells funny.
A new captain is heading out there soon. Go with him.
Thanks.
You won't be thankful once you get there.
Wait.
Do you know KIM Su-hyeok?
He was in your platoon.
Yes, we were friends from college.
He went missing in action.
No.
He's in Alligator Company.
He's alive?
-Su-hyeok! -Eun-pyo?
Su-hyeok!
Su-hyeok, are you okay? Look at me.
Don't let me die.
Get up if you wanna live.
Come on, get up.
Take them prisoners!
Sit!
Sir?
Get up.
Get up!
Turn around.
Now!
Move it!
Look, dumb asses.
Do you know why you're losing this war?
Do you know why you keep running?
Let me tell you.
That's because you don't know why you're fighting.
This war will end in a week.
When it does, we'll need you.
Go home and later you will help us rebuild the nation.
We'll treat the wounded and send them home.
You can go.
See you again when we're reunified.
Eun-pyo?
Su-hyeok!
-Let go! -No!
Just leave.
Eun-pyo?
Su-hyeok!
Hey, new recruit.
Private NAM Sung-sik!
That's good. Keep it loud.
Sir! Yes, sir!
Do you know where we're going?
Yes, sir.
To the eastern front, sir. 10th Division...
1st Company of 1st Battalion, moron.
How old are you?
17, sir!
17...
17 is an adult.
KANG Eun-pyo, right?
Yes, sir.
Why'd you put in a transfer for the eastern front?
Isn't it better over there?
A man of ambition, aren't you?
This war will be over soon.
And those who fought at the front line will rule.
The front line is where soldiers should be.
Right, Private?
Yes, sir!
I'm ready to die for our country!
Nobody here to greet us?
You!
Get over here.
Why?
"Why?"
-What the... -Who stole my cigarettes?
You shit head!
-What the hell! -North Korean enemy!
Hey!
A prisoner is on the loose!
Get him!
Yes, sir!
Put that away, bitch.
I'm not a prisoner.
Then why are you wearing an enemy uniform?
Cause I'm cold.
Are you shitting me?
You call yourself a soldier?
Take it off.
Take it off now!
Stop yelling. You're hurting my ears.
What are you doing?
I have it on underneath.
I can't believe this.
Who are you?
Who am I?
What's this?
This is ridiculous. Alligator my ass.
Sorry I'm late.
What's up with your accent?
Oh, I'm from the North.
I left home 20 years ago.
So I'm not a communist at all.
Are you acting commander?
No, sir. Master Sergeant YANG Hyo-sam.
The acting commander will be here soon.
What are you doing here?
Hi.
Who are these kids? This isn't a playground.
Send them away.
They're war orphans.
We've been looking after them.
Damn, it's a mess here.
Let's go.
What a life.
An alligator?
How old are you?
State your rank and name.
Alkaloid?
Where'd you get this?
What are you?
SHIN Il-young...
A captain?
You're the acting commander?
Respect your superior.
First Lieutenant KANG Eun-pyo.
Aero-K.
We call it Aerok Hill.
2.5 kilometers in radius.
It's a strategic point, covering these two points.
The enemy had it 7 hours ago.
But we took it back on our 6th attack.
Many guys were wounded and got tired.
So the regimental commander put us on a break.
Well done.
Listen.
I'm determined to end this battle of attrition.
It won't be as easy as you think.
What?
Sorry, sir.
We'll set up AA guns At the foot of the hill.
Anti-Aircraft guns? But the enemy has no air power.
We're using them to fight with.
With AA guns, our defense line here...
What if we lose them to the enemy?
Then we're fucked.
He's right.
We're still here, thanks to US Air Force air strike.
If we lose our AA guns to the enemy,
Then we can forget the air support.
Look.
We won't lose them.
Set up AA guns right now.
That's not good.
Who are you?
First Lieutenant KIM Su-hyeok. Sorry I'm late.
First Lieutenant?
Not only are you alive,
but you made First Lieutenant from Private.
In two years?
Officers die in battlefields,
so you get promoted fast.
Hey, you had this?
What, did you lose faith?
No, I just pray for different things.
I used to ask God to save, but now I to kill.
Kill whom?
Anybody.
This won't be over unless one side is gone.
Eun-pyo?
What's a Counter Intelligence officer doing here?
We have intel about a spy here.
What?
That's bullshit.
I know.
Let's toast to our new captain. Fill your cups.
Here you go.
What's this? It's water.
It can be either water or booze.
It's anything you want it to be.
Listen up.
Wake him up.
To the regimental commander who put on this party for us.
Let's toast.
Before that...
We lost a lot of men in the last battle.
Let's toast to them first.
Go ahead.
Comrades, goodbye.
Goodbye! Cheers!
Sorry about earlier.
You're here to catch a spy?
Fill me up, will you?
You look too old to be here.
I fought in the Liberation Army.
-Against Japan? -Yes, in Manchuria.
Mt. Hwabaek Battle in 1941.
This badge was given to independence fighters only.
It was dark at night.
The Japs were coming, and we were out of ammo.
We were ready to die.
Where are you going? This is the exciting part.
"The eastern sky lit up with artillery support."
I've heard it so many times I know it by heart.
I'm sick of it.
What the...
Smarter than you look.
With artillery support...
No, he's not smart.
He'd be stupid not to know it by now.
Enough of that.
"New recruit? Let us hear you sing.
NAM?
Private NAM Sung-sik!
Where's my platoon?
Why didn't you invite us?
Il-young?
Shit.
Eat this.
Eat it.
What's wrong?
It's okay.
We're retreating now, but we'll strike back.
Where are you going?
Wake up, man. We're not in Pohang.
Knock it off!
Why do you have to bring that shit up?
What?
Is the food making you sick?
Why is it so cold?
What is it?
He thinks we're in Pohang.
-Pohang? -Forget it, guys.
It's behind us.
Where's my platoon?
Damn it!
Cheer up, guys. Let's have some fun.
Come on, show us your moves!
Fuck!
NAM, sing us something that's popular in Seoul.
-Sing! -Come on.
Look at me, dear...
Not that old shit. Something new!
You're killing the dead here.
What are you doing?
Hi.
Let's eat.
When will the war end?
What?
I bet you've talked to some high-ranking officers.
When?
Truce talks began two fucking years ago.
It could be any day now.
Any day my ass. It's been 2 years.
Do you have any idea how many have died here?
It gets confusing.
"Did he die? Or was it someone else?"
It's sick.
"Did I just see him in the barracks?"
Shit.
That new kid?
What a song.
"Heard from a distance..."
"a loud gunshot,"
"like a lullaby,"
"takes me home in my dream."
"My home,"
"my sweet home..."
"Before a bowl of water..."
"mom prays for my safety."
"Her shining gray hair brings tears to my eyes."
Get up! Up!
Turn the lights on!
Get the hell up!
Get up!
Come on!
Listen.
They took Aerok Hill back.
Get your gear and standby.
The Anti-Aircraft guns?
The AA guns!
We won't even last a day.
He shits, and we have to clean it up?
This is bullshit.
If he doesn't know shit, he should listen.
This would have been Unthinkable back in 1941.
We had two principles.
Minimum activities and maximum focus.
A chatterbox was killed first, right?
Shut up, funny boy.
We're wide open. If "Two Seconds" sees us...
At least one will die.
What's "Two Seconds"?
If you know too much, you'll be too scared.
You'll find out soon enough.
Look.
After this mission, write me the lyrics to that song.
Okay.
That is if you don't get killed today.
Machine guns.
AA guns.
That bitch is still alive.
They're digging foxholes, expanding the defense line.
This will be a piece of cake. They're reserves.
I can't see past the hill.
Let's shoot and then we'll see.
What if they have more men over that hill?
We'll be trapped like rats.
We have their uniform, right?
Yes.
Comrade!
Why didn't you answer the radio?
I've been calling you from over there.
What? A radio?
Nobody radioed, right?
No, sir.
Are you sure it's not broken?
Where'd you get those boots?
What unit are you from?
Get this asshole!
1 and 2, 11 o'clock.
3 and 4, 12 o'clock. Man-seok?
Got them.
Move it!
On the ground, fuckers!
We heard gunfire.
-What's going on? -Answer it.
Do you copy?
Tell him it was an accident.
It was an accident, sir.
A volley fire always works!
Radio Headquarters
Dragonfly Two, you're good to go.
We've been hit!
Fuck!
We're moving to 0-2-4. Blow it.
What are you doing?
If we let them live now, they'll just kill us later.
Move to 0-2-4!
You better hurry, sir.
Damn it!
They're back!
After the air strike, move to the trench
before they come out of the foxhole.
What the fuck! Cry and I'll kill you!
To the trench!
Move it!
Medic!
To the trench!
We need to take that gun out.
Let's just fucking charge!
He's too far away.
Grenades will fall 30 meters before the pillbox.
-What? -Get your grenades.
What are you doing?
I can't let you.
If they fall short, then I'm dead.
Shit!
On my mark!
Now!
I can't see him.
He made it!
Charge!
Fucking commies!
It's too late to turn back.
We gotta get up there.
I'll lead.
2nd platoon in flank!
Go!
Keep going!
Fuck.
Mother fuckers!
Eating corn power and hiding out like rats!
Put your hands up.
Don't kill me.
It's a white flag! Cease fire.
Hey, new kid.
Are you okay?
It's okay.
He looked younger than me.
It's kill or be killed. Right?
Let's go.
Damn, I almost peed my pants.
Damn North Koreans, they destroyed everything.
It'll take forever to restore this.
We have to restore it?
Or what? You going to ask the enemy?
Wow, you're hung like a horse.
Damn kid...
Aerok Hill stands on those bodies.
Remember that asshole who said this war would be over in a week?
How could I forget?
He's here.
What?
Yep, it's him.
Arrogant bastard said...
"This war would be over in a week."
"You don't know why you're fighting."
I wanna ask him why we're fighting.
Lieutenant!
What are you doing? It's almost gone.
Come on.
What's wrong?
Are you drunk?
We have booze?
Master Sergeant YANG said it would help me forget what happened.
Come on, drink it down.
Hey, that cup is mine.
Give it back.
-Give me some. -Get your own cup.
This is mine.
Eun-pyo, come sit. Drink with us.
Where'd you get the booze?
What's this?
Oh, we didn't draw that. Some commie did.
Fucking idiot!
What's that in your hand?
It's nothing.
"Thanks for sending my regards to my family in the South."
KIM Su-hyeok.
What's this?
Please, let it go.
Put it down.
What's wrong?
It's nothing.
YANG, put it down.
He's a CIC officer. If he talks, we're dead.
You think this is nothing?
You've been talking to commies?
Is this what you're here for?
It's really nothing.
Explain it then.
Do you know how many times this hill has changed hands?
Nobody knows. I counted up to 30, though.
We didn't want to carry all this shit back
when we pulled off this hill.
So?
We buried things in this bunker.
Socks, clothes, chocolate from the Yankees.
Ammo, cigarettes, boots...
Because we'd be back.
When we took this hill back,
guess what we found here.
What?
Damn flies.
Crap.
What's this?
Let me.
Son of a bitch!
-It stinks. -Stay away from me.
What the...
"Thanks for the chocolate, cigarettes, and socks."
Fucking commies!
This is why communism has to go!
I'll kill them all!
Where are you going?
Let go!
Calm down.
We were so pissed off, That we weren't ourselves.
So we buried a letter cursing them.
You buried a letter?
Yes, we were not thinking straight.
Otherwise, we would've buried grenades or a time bomb.
And then?
As always, we lost the hill and took it back.
What's this?
I know.
Don't.
Okay.
What the...
Is it booze?
Booze?
This is rice wine from the North.
Dump it.
It might be poisoned.
Are you sure?
It's booze.
Dump it.
I'm not hallucinating. It really is booze.
-Damn. -Ki-young.
Just to make sure...
Smell it.
Fine.
Wait.
Hold on.
If they wanted to kill us, they wouldn't have left wine.
That's right.
They would've buried a grenade instead.
You're right.
Why give us booze?
Fuck it. I don't care if I die.
What's wrong?
Let me have another sip.
-Smart ass! -This is the real thing!
-Give me some! -Wait your turn!
That booze...
It was bribery.
Buried with it was a thick envelope.
In it was a few letters.
Letters?
Some North Korean solders were drafted from South Korea.
And some defected to North Korea and enlisted.
They left letters for their families back home.
So?
So I mailed them all.
You did?
Yes.
I did.
Since then, we've buried cigarettes for them.
And they gave us booze, matches...
We're always low on matches.
Isn't this nice?
That's it?
What else did you expect?
Did you think we leaked military secrets?
Putting our lives at risk?
YANG, put it down.
I wanna hear what he has to say.
Do you have anything to do with the death of the former captain?
He was shot in the head at point blank.
The pistol used to kill him is what we officers use.
Of course. It was his pistol.
What?
He shot himself while running from a battle.
He was a piece of shit.
But I reported him as a Killed in Action out of courtesy.
You saw it?
One of the boys did.
Where's he now?
He died today. One of them you buried earlier.
Where did you find his body?
In the creek north of the hill.
Listen, Eun-pyo.
There's nothing to dig up here.
And even if you do...
Nothing you can do about it.
What makes you so sure?
Just leave before you get killed.
I will.
But...
Now is not the time.
"KIM Su-hyeok..."
What are you doing here?
Is this yours?
Do you live nearby?
Have you seen anything suspicious around here?
Go home.
You're not safe here.
Hold on.
It's chocolate.
Don't come back.
Guys, get up there!
Medic!
3rd platoon lost 8 men.
And 23 are wounded and need to be evacuated.
Most of them are severely...
We don't have men to evacuate them.
Request the regiment for an evac team.
Get out of here.
What's this?
Disobeying my order?
No.
We need at least 30 men to evac 23.
There's no way.
That's not it.
When will the war end?
What?
Give me the letters.
So many things to say!
-I'm here. -Come on.
"Thanks for the lyrics to Night at the Front Line."
"Please do me a favor."
"Send my family this picture."
Wait. Give it here.
"I don't think I will see them ever again."
This CHA Tae-kyung kid has a pretty sister.
Come on.
Stop drooling.
She's pretty, so what?
If her brother is a communist, then she is too.
Give it here.
His sister is a fox.
Who's this?
CHA Tae-kyung.
She's cute.
I'll keep this one.
-Mail this. -You can't do that.
Forget it.
Yeah, forget it.
What do you think of my future wife?
I have the address. I can visit her after the war.
This girl...
What's going on with the damn truce talks?
This is bullshit.
The war has been in a deadlock for two years now.
And half a million have died so far.
It's crazy, isn't it?
Damn.
Look, NAM.
Why can't we stop fighting during truce talks?
You should be a Commanding Officer for the UN forces.
Yeah, that's right.
You don't mind?
You're funny.
Move.
What's this?
It's a pair of goggles.
Here.
If I put them on...
Give them here.
Made in Germany.
Wow, Lieutenant. They look horrible on you.
Here, NAM.
That's not fair.
He didn't do anything to deserve them.
They're for him. It's for the lyrics to that song.
You don't know that.
Come on.
Take them.
-Thank you, sir. -Move.
Why don't you sing it for us?
Sure.
One, two, three, four
"Leaves are falling..."
"into the night at the front line."
"Falling down silently..."
"dews are so cold..."
We have intel that...
..the Chinese army will set up a strategic base here.
Any word from Reconnaissance?
Nothing?
We lost contact with them on the north ridge.
It's been 8 hours.
They might've been sniped.
If that's the case, it would have been "Two Seconds".
That piece of shit turned up again.
"Two Seconds"?
It's our nickname for an enemy sniper.
Why "Two Seconds"?
The body goes down first.
And two seconds later, a gunshot is heard.
That's why.
Shooting from 680 meters away?
Yes.
He must've modified his rifle.
He's killed about 30 of our men.
How are we gonna get him?
I'll get him.
Can you do it?
Give me 10 men.
Where the fuck is he?
He's not here.
Let's go back.
Not yet.
We searched everywhere. He's not here.
You've been holding it, huh?
Let me see your dick.
Are you nuts?
Come here.
Get your ass over here.
- No way! -Come on. We're leaving soon.
Come here.
So you can beat me? No way.
It's 'Two Seconds'!
Get down!
No!
Don't go.
I can't move my leg.
Don't fall for the trap! Stay put!
Where'd he shoot from?
Sergeant YANG...
Don't move.
Stay there!
Sung-sik!
Help me. I don't wanna die.
Sung-sik!
Don't!
We need him to shoot again.
What?
One more shot.
We have to get him.
He's waiting for us to take the bait.
Are you crazy?
Fuck.
Sung-sik, grab it.
Hang in there!
Grab it.
Reach for it.
That's good. We got him.
Communication!
Stop.
Stop shooting me!
Sung-sik.
Give me your hand.
Requesting an artillery attack.
The coordinates are...
Give me your goddamn hand!
Lieutenant...
Come on!
Lieutenant...
Sung-sik...
Die, "Two Seconds".
Sung-sik!
Where the fuck is he?
He couldn't have made it.
His body must've been blown into pieces.
No, he's alive.
What?
He walked.
Fuck!
Poor Sung-sik.
He was so young.
So what?
This is a battlefield, and anybody can die.
Is there an order On who dies first?
Age means nothing in war.
Chocolate?
Was it that boy who sang?
Lieutenant KANG!
Where are you?
This way, guys.
Fuck.
An artillery attack for a single sniper?
I should've taken out their communication first.
The 2nd Corps of the Chinese Army is
setting up a new point in the northwest of Aerok Hill.
First Lieutenant KANG?
Are you listening?
Put your head together!
To hold the defense line...
You got something to say?
Sung-sik died because of you.
Many have died.
This is war.
Is this how?
How you made First Lieutenant from Private in two years?
I guess it is.
I did what I had to do.
I bet you did. Each and every time.
Now you're going for Captain?
Should I salute you?
The war killed Sung-sik.
That's bullshit, asshole!
Excuse me?
My arm will grow back when I grow up, right?
I said no.
It won't, will it?
It will grow back, and I'll be normal again, right?
Look.
Are you a lizard?
Arms don't grow.
You'll be armless until you die, freak!
Motherfucker!
It will grow back!
You call yourself human?
Tell me it will!
No, I'm not human anymore. I died long ago!
Three years of hell!
What do you expect?
Shut the fuck up.
What do you know about war?
Things are worse in the rear.
You're not the only one fighting a war.
Everybody is in hell!
You don't know a thing about hell.
NAM Sung-sik.
Kids like him die everyday.
Hundreds of thousands have died.
And why the fuck isn't this war ending?
What do you know about hell?
What is hell?
Is it Pohang?
Tell me!
Where's my platoon?
Where is everybody?
Move.
Move!
Don't get closer!
He's completely crazy.
Thank God he doesn't have a grenade.
He's not crazy.
He's on and off.
Can't you see him? Have him transferred.
He will receive a dishonorable discharge.
He fought harder than anybody. It's not fair.
What? You sons of...
Where's my platoon?
It was wiped out!
Can't you remember?
SONG Hyung-jong!
AHN Hyun-su!
KANG Hyuk-pill!
JUNG Man-su!
JUNG Kyu-won!
Who else?
NAM Guk-bae, SHIN Chang-su
They all died.
When we fled Pohang, 2nd platoon got wiped out.
Why?
If so...
Why am I alive?
Tell me, Private First Class SHIN!
Captain, no.
Don't.
Stay back! Why am I the only one alive?
Tell me!
Sang-uk.
Look at me.
Don't you remember?
What happened in Pohang?
Why everybody die except you?
Enough!
That's enough.
Look at me.
It's me, Il-young.
No!
Get him!
Doc!
You were lucky. It missed the spine.
You don't feel pain, do you?
He's hooked on morphine.
What is it?
What happened in Pohang?
Fucking Pohang..
What are we gonna do?
Retreat!
Take us with you!
Get back! There's no time!
Are you crazy?
Let's go!
Get the fuck back!
We can't take any more!
You're leaving us to die?
There's no room!
Get back, assholes!
Let's go!
Climb on!
Get us out of here!
Hit it!
Fuck!
Captain!
Brother!
You killed our own men!
You crazy bastard.
Why are you trying to kill yourself?
Who's blaming him?
He saved us all.
Didn't he?
Who could deny that?
Tell me.
Tell me!
Tell me, you fucking cowards!
He's right.
You saved our lives.
Why can't you admit that?
2nd platoon was wiped out in combat.
Il-young.
It's not your fault.
Did you hear that, Private?
You killed our men to survive. Don't waste your life now.
Su-hyeok...
Sang-uk! Sang-uk!
It's okay.
Send them away with him.
We don't need kids here anymore.
We've had so many battles.
But this will be the last one over Aerok Hill.
We've heard that more than enough.
I'm sick of hearing that.
How dare you!
Keep quiet.
Carry on.
The Chinese Army will lead the attack.
When those South Korean asses pull out
we'll wipe them out on their retreat.
Got it?
Make sure they don't get away.
What's the point?
One minute, it's ours. And the next minute, it's theirs.
What if they take it, and a truce is signed?
It's suicide!
If they take away our men
Aerok will be stranded.
We can't defend ourselves against those Chinks.
So?
We desert Aerok and set up a new defense line.
We cut off their line of supply.
Then focus our fire on them.
What the fuck!
Who do you think you are? Commander-in-chief?
Know your fucking place.
Have you fought against the Chinese?
Do you even know who Peng Dehuai is?
They have more men than we have ammo.
Did you know that?
Son of a bitch.
Refusing to obey authority in times of war results in what?
Say it.
Results in what?
Punishment on the spot.
Standby to attack along Hagang ridge.
Answer me.
Sir.
Repeat it!
Along Hagang ridge.
Standby to attack.
Lieutenant KANG?
Standby on the north ridge. Repeat it.
Standby on the north ridge.
Captain SHIN was right about this.
He's saved our ass quite a few times.
Soldiers live and die by orders.
But this is like dying for nothing.
We can't see shit because of the fog.
And we can't hear shit because of the rain.
Contact!
They're here.
It's the chinks. They're too many!
No word from Headquarters?
We have to pull out. Aerok is completely surrounded.
Give us the order.
Not so fast.
We have to wait.
I can't get Captain SHIN on the radio.
That means...He and his men are dead.
-Get Headquarter on the radio! -Yes, sir!
Sir, it's the Chinese army. We're outnumbered.
I know, but...
What'd he say?
We're defending the hill.
We'll fight to the end.
He doesn't know the situation here.
We have to retreat now.
Fuck!
Il-young is dead. We're all gonna die!
Motherfucker!
Should I send you to where Il-young is?
You should've listened to Il-young!
Soldiers die when they're told to!
No!
Captain, don't do it.
Our captain is dead.
By military law
I'm in charge now. We're pulling out.
Yes, sir!
By military law?
If you kill me, you're in charge.
Can you get our boys out of here?
If you can, shoot me.
We don't have time.
Get all the survivors to Ridge 315.
-Move! -Yes, sir!
If we make it,
I'll have you court-marshaled.
Keep going! Leave him!
We're fucked.
Put up a white flag!
We gotta go.
Go! Save your ass!
Get out of here!
I'm not leaving behind anybody anymore.
Get up.
Fuck!
Sergeant YANG!
Why didn't you just leave me?!
Funny boy.
Wait for your turn.
Mt. Hwabaek Battle in 1941.
I got this badge from an interim...
YANG!
Fuck the badge!
We're out of ammo.
I guess this is it.
It's Captain SHIN!
He's alive!
How are you holding up?
When that flare goes out
fire at all the trench mortar and get out of here.
If they fall for it, they'll be shooting at each other.
Take your men and go.
I'll be right behind you.
We're sticking together, no matter what.
You're in charge now.
Save your men.
Focus!
Trench mortar!
Fire!
Damn chinks.
The US recon aircraft is up, and they're gone.
Let me ask you something.
Was it you?
Did you kill the former captain?
What makes you think I did?
Because Captain YOO will be reported as a KIA, too.
You've seen enough. Isn't your job over now?
What? It's not enough?
Murder, treason, disobeying orders.
Aren't those my charges?
That's right.
I report you and my job is over.
So is yours, asshole.
I'd rather die out here.
Two fucking Seconds.
It didn't echo.
He's nearby.
Listen up.
I count to 3, and we all run in different directions.
He's fast, but he can't kill us all.
Some of us will live.
One!
Two!
Three!
I see you, asshole.
I got him.
You...
CHA Tae-kyung?
Fuck.
Su-hyeok!
No.
Don't come over here!
Su-hyeok!
Eun-pyo, don't come over here.
Su-hyeok...
Go!
Su-hyeok!
Eun-pyo...
Don't come over here, or you'll get killed.
You know what?
I think I died long ago.
You, me.
Everybody in Alligator Company.
Even "Two Seconds".
She also died long ago.
Like Sung-sick...
We've killed too many.
We should be in hell.
Stop talking.
But hell can't be worse than here.
Killing each other...
I die today, and...
Stop it!
You're not dying, asshole!
Eun-pyo.
My mom...
Yes, Su-hyeok.
My mom...
I can't remember her face.
Su-hyeok?
Su-hyeok!
No.
No...
We got booze, too.
"Goggles are handy in the summer."
"Thanks."
It must be that boy.
He's dead.
I killed him.
They killed many of our comrades, too.
What does it say?
"Hey, CHA Tae-kyung"
What is it?
What does it say?
"Let's stop fighting, assholes."
That's all?
Pretty much.
I bet they're sick of this war.
So are we. Why are we fighting then?
Leaves are...
"Falling..."
"KIM Su-hyeok"
"Into the night..."
"at the front line..."
Sir!
Captain!
The war is over.
Listen to this.
The truce has been signed by...
The war is over! It's over!
Thank you!
We made it alive!
Lieutenant KANG!
How could this happen?
Why couldn't you survive one more day?
The war is fucking over.
Sir...
It's okay to hurt.
You can cry.
Brother...
Fire!
Rest in peace.
Goodbye!
Goodbye...
"KIM Il-sung."
Enemy!
Goodbye!
You fought well!
I guess it's really over.
Let's go.
Lieutenant!
What?
"KIM Su-hyeok."
Let's go.
Sir!
Attention!
"We, hereby, sign a truce agreement"
"to stop the bloodshed"
"and suspend any open hostile activities"
"until complete peace is achieved on the peninsula."
"Conditions of a truce under this agreement"
"are to be strictly enforced
by all the parties involved."
It was signed at 10 a.m. on July 27.
However...
The supplementary provision states clearly
that the truce agreement takes effect
as of 22:00 on June 27, 1953.
Which is twelve hours after it was signed.
We still have twelve hours left.
We'll launch a full attack on all the fronts.
Twelve hours from now, it will be our land.
Captain SHIN.
Sir?
Take the north ridge of Aerok Hill.
Didn't you hear me?
My company isn't in good shape, sir.
It's the last battle. Deal with it.
Show us what you got.
Twelve hours of all-out war?
That's crazy!
Tell me!
Why are you laughing?
Did you expect to survive this war?
Captain...
I was stupid to be hopeful.
Get all the squad leaders.
We're ending this war.
No matter what it takes, I'll save my men.
He said that winning the war is to survive.
To stay alive.
Su-hyeok said that?
Yes.
He said our enemy wasn't the commies but the war itself.
We'll take Aerok back from the north ridge.
We were nicknamed Alligator Company
by the American troops.
Do you know why?
Alligators lay about 50 eggs.
More than half are eaten by other animals.
And most of those hatched fall prey to other animals.
Only one or two survive.
But you know what?
One or two alligators
that survived out of 50 grow up
to rule the swamp.
Those are alligators.
We're facing the last combat.
In the past two and half years, 50 thousand have died.
But we've survived!
We're alligators!
We rule the combat field!
Got that?
Yes, sir!
Who's the strongest?
Alligators!
Who's the fittest?
Alligators!
Survive for twelve hours!
Stay alive!
So we can go home.
We can't see them, but they're very close.
Less than 100 meters away.
What are you doing here?
You can't leave me out.
We're in this together. It's just another twelve hours.
Damn, it's foggy.
The whole world is telling us to fight.
And this fog is telling us not to.
That's right.
If it stays this foggy the US Air Force can't strike.
They might call off the whole operation.
Right?
Once the fog clears, they'll bomb this hill.
Once they do, we'll charge.
If we survive this...
I'll call you Brother.
So stay alive.
Make sure you do.
Son of a bitch!
Stop crying, asshole!
I don't wanna fight.
Stop crying, bitch!
Stop it!
Stop it, asshole!
Fuck me.
Who the fuck is singing?
No.
It's them.
"Into the night at the front line."
"Falling down silently..."
"dew is so cold."
"Not able to sleep... tossing and turning..."
"I heard my mom's voice telling me ways of a man."
-"Don't I miss her voice." -Fuck.
"Heard from a distance..."
"a loud gunshot,"
"like a lullaby,"
"takes me home in my dream."
"My home,"
"my sweet home..."
"Before a bowl of water... mom prays for my safety."
"Her shining gray hair brings tears to my eyes."
We're fucked.
Motherfuckers!
Die, asshole!
What's this?
Asshole...
Do you copy? Stop bombing!
We're behind the enemy line!
Stop bombing!
You're killing all of us!
We have to pull out now!
You remember me, don't you?
Didn't you say this war would be over in a week?
You're still alive.
Dumbass.
Let me ask you this.
Here's what you said three years ago.
"Do you know why you're losing?
That's because you don't know why you're fighting."
Why are we fighting?
I knew it.
I knew what it was.
But...
It's been too long.
I forgot.
Son of a bitch.
"Stop any hostilities on all the frontlines."
"I repeat."
"Stop any hostilities on all the frontlines."
"I repeat. Stop any hostilities on all the frontlines."
"Stop any hostilities on all the frontlines."
"I repeat. Stop any hostilities on all the frontlines."
Directed by JANG Hun