''Blue'' () is a 2003 South Korean
war film
War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about navy, naval, air force, air, or army, land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle s ...
directed by
Lee Jung-gook
Lee Jung-gook (born August 20, 1957) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee's feature debut ''Song of Resurrection'' (1990) was banned as its plot deals with the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. He won critical acclaim for his second feat ...
focusing on elite rescue divers of the
South Korea Navy. The film attracted 61,223 admissions in the nation's capital, Seoul.
Plot
Two friends in the South Korean navy, Lee and Kim are both part of an elite diving squad, specializing in emergency deep sea salvage dives. Lee is strait-laced and takes his duties seriously, while Kim treats the Navy as a lark. When Kang, a diving instructor and Kim's former girlfriend, is posted to the unit, this creates tension between the friends as they compete for Kang's affections. The tension is heightened when Lee is promoted ahead of Kim, creating a rivalry between the two. Kim's gung-ho approach to diving, and the danger he poses for himself (and his fellow divers), leads to further problems. Matters come to a head when an incident at sea causes the sinking of a submarine, requiring the unit to attempt a dangerous salvage rescue of the sunken submarine.
Cast
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Shin Hyun-joon as Kim Jun
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Shin Eun-kyung
Shin Eun-kyung (born 15 February 1973) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in '' Downfall'' (1997) and '' My Wife Is a Gangster'' (2001). Shin is most prominent Korean actress in the 1990s, alongside Shim Eun-ha, ...
as Kang Su-jin
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Kim Young-ho
Kim Young-ho (born April 9, 1971 in Nonsan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea) is a South Korean foil fencer.
At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, he won the gold medal in individual foil, defeating Ralf Bissdorf of Germany
Germany,, ...
as Lee Tae-hyeon
See also
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Cinema of Korea
The term "Cinema of Korea" (or "Korean cinema") encompasses the motion picture industries of North and South Korea. As with all aspects of Korean life during the past century, the film industry has often been at the mercy of political events, ...
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2003 films
2000s Korean-language films
South Korean war films
Films about the Republic of Korea Navy
2000s South Korean films
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