White Badge
| White Badge | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Hangul | 하얀전쟁 |
| Hanja | 하얀戰爭 |
| RR | Hayanjeonjaeng |
| MR | Hayanjŏnjaeng |
| Directed by | Chung Ji-young |
| Written by | Gong Su-young Chung Ji-young Jo Young-chel Shim Seung-bo |
| Based on | |
| Produced by | Chong Nam-gook |
| Starring | Ahn Sung-ki Lee Geung-young Shim Hye-jin |
| Cinematography | Yoo Yong-kil |
| Edited by | Park Soon-deok |
| Music by | Shin Bung-ha |
| Distributed by | Vanguard Cinema (North America) |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
White Badge (Korean: 하얀전쟁) is a 1992 South Korean war film directed by Chung Ji-young based on the book White Badge: A Novel of Korea by Ahn Jung-hyo. It was commercially successful and critically acclaimed, receiving the Grand Prix award in the fifth Tokyo International Film Festival.
It depicts the experience of South Korean soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War 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.
Release
In a special program in collaboration with the Korean Film Archive to revisit Ahn Sung-ki's life, the 31st Busan International Film Festival will present the film in its run in October 2026.
References
- 1 2 Dong-hee, Hwang (3 July 2023). "'White Badge' novelist, translator Ahn Jung-hyo dies at 82". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ↑ Sun-ah, Shim (15 April 2017). "(Yonhap Interview) Actor Ahn Sung-ki enters 60th year of acting, hopes to thrive long term". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ↑ Lee, Hyangjin (8 February 2019). Contemporary Korean cinema: Culture, identity and politics. Manchester University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-5261-4129-3.
- ↑ Lee Young-jae (August 20, 2026). "올해 부산국제영화제서 안성기 생전 모습 본다…6편 특별 상영" [We will see footage of Ahn Sung-ki during his lifetime at this year's Busan International Film Festival... 6 special screenings]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
External links
- White Badge at IMDb
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