Joint Security Area (2000) – Filming Locations
Drama / Thriller / Action · Directed by Park Chan-wook · Starring Lee Byung-hun, Lee Young-ae
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
Where was Joint Security Area filmed?
- Paju, South Korea, Paju – Opening incident and investigation scenes at the heavily militarized border zone. The actual DMZ location near Panmunjom served as the primary setting where the border incident occurs and where investigators conduct their inquiry
- Seoul, South Korea, Seoul – Scenes of South Korean military headquarters and urban locations. Seoul locations were used for interior and exterior sequences involving South Korean military command and civilian scenes
- Gimpo, South Korea, Gimpo – Military base and investigation headquarters sequences. Locations near the border were utilized for filming military facility scenes and interrogation sequences