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The Recon
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The Recon

2021-09-29 · 110 min · ★ 5.4

Thriller

An education officer who was dispatched died after a gunshot went off in the dead of night. At the same time, deserters flee to the DMZ in the access control zone, and the 3rd platoon is urgently deployed to the DMZ search operation. There, the crew sees an unidentified soldier, not a deserter or a search crew.

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Directors
Kim Min-sub
Production companies
Contents Panda
Countries
South Korea
Status
Released

Top Cast

Song Chang-euiSong Chang-euiKang Seong-goo
Song Young-gyuSong Young-gyuBaek Yeong-cheol
Lee Hyun-kyunLee Hyun-kyunKim Taek-jin
Jang Hae-songJang Hae-songJo Seong-hoon
Kim Young-jaeKim Young-jaeJang Seong-ho
Yoon WooYoon WooChoi Do-cheol
Do Eun-biDo Eun-biIm So-yeon
Jang Gyoo-miReporter 5
Choi Min-wooReporter 8
Yoon Ji-heeReporter 12

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