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Silmido (2003)

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Based on a true story of 1968 Korean Republic Army plan to assassinate North Korean president Kim Il-Sung. 31 criminals and death row inmates are recruited into secret training on the island of Silmi; for two years they are subjected to maximum mental and physical abuse before the mission is cancelled and the unit terminated.

Action, Drama · Starring Ahn Sung-ki, Sul Kyung-gu, Huh Joon-ho, Jeong Jae-yeong

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