Silmido

A Forbidden History Now Breaks It Deep Silence.

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.

Direction

Kang Woo-suk

Screenplay

Hie-jae Kim