''White Badge'' is a 1992

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

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directed by Chung Ji-young based on the book ''White Badge: A Novel of Korea'' by Ahn Jung-hyo. It depicts the experience of South Korean soldiers who fought in the

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alongside American troops. ''White Badge'' follows the path of two South Korean soldiers as they struggle to deal with their experiences in the Vietnam War.

Plot summary

Kiju Han, a journalist, must face his memories of Vietnam as he writes a series of articles on the subject for his local newspaper. The articles attract a fellow veteran, Chinsu Pyeon, who begins randomly appearing in Han's life. The film, through a series of flashbacks, depicts both the events in Vietnam and their aftermath in the lives of these two soldiers.

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* 1992 films 1990s war drama films South Korean war drama films Vietnam War films Films about writers Films based on Korean novels Films based on military novels Films directed by Chung Ji-young 1990s Korean-language films 1992 drama films {{war-drama-film-stub