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R-Point

2004 · 107 min

A humid, creeping dread settles in as soldiers lose their grip on what is real in a haunted jungle outpost.

Directed by: Kong Su-chang
Genres: Action, History, Horror
Starring: Kam Woo-sung, Son Byung-ho, Park Won-sang

Tagline: He who sheds others' blood will not return... NOT EVEN HIS SOUL...
Overview: On 07 January 1972, the South Korean base in Nha-Trang, Vietnam, receives a radio transmission from a missing platoon presumed dead.

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Directed by: Kong Su-chang
Genres: Action, History, Horror
Starring: Kam Woo-sung, Son Byung-ho, Park Won-sang

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
madness
death
war
Places: wilderness
single country house
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: action, history, horror
Directed by: Kong Su-chang
Written by: Kong Su-chang
Starring: Kam Woo-sung, Son Byung-ho, Park Won-sang, Oh Tae-kyung, Lee Sun-kyun, Son Jin-ho, Moon Young-dong, Jung Kyung-ho
Music: Lee Byung-hoon, Dalpalan
Cinematography: Seok Hyeong-jing
Runtime: 107 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: English, French, Korean, Vietnamese

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