태극기를 휘날리며 | Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War
개봉 Released
감독 Directed by
역사배경 History
주연 Cast
2004.02.05
강제규 Kang Je-gyu
6.25 전쟁 The Korean War
장동건 Jang Dong-gun
원빈 Won Bin
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War tells the story of two brothers who are forcibly drafted into the South Korean army at the outbreak of the Korean War.
While the central plot is fictional, Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War depicts the ‘experience’ of war and the situation at that time in an accurately heartwrenching way. It also portrays the brutality of both the North and South Korean armies.
The motif for the film is the ‘Statue of Brothers’ located outside the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul. The statue comes from a real story of two Korean brothers Park Gyu-chul (the elder brother) Park Yong-chul (the younger brother) who were separated by the war.
When the Soviet Civil Administration (SCA) entered their hometown of Pyongsan, North Hwanghae Province in North Korea, only the elder brother defected to South Korea, the younger brother left in North Korea. It was at this time, while they were separated, that the war broke out. The elder brother served as a ROK (South Korea ) army officer, and the younger brother served as a soldier in the North Korean People’s Army. It is said that they met on the battle ground, where they shared an embrace and cried in each others’ arms. The staute also expresses the strong desire of the Koreans of both sides for reunion.
Its English text reads as follows :"The Statue of Brothers is an 18 meter wide and 11-meter high symbol of the Korean War. It consists of the upper part, lower part and inner part. The upper part of the statue depicts a scene where a family's older brother, an ROK officer, and his younger brother, a North Korean soldier, meet in a battlefield and express reconciliation, love, and forgiveness. The lower tomb-shaped dome was built with pieces of granite collected from nationwide locations symbolizing the sacrifices made by our patriots. The crack in the dome stands for the division of Korea and the hope for reunification. Objects inside the dome include a mosaic wall painting that expresses the spirit of the Korean people to overcome the national tragedy and a map plate of the 16 UN Allied Nations that dispatched troops to the war. The links of iron chain on the ceiling signify the unbreakable bonds of a unified Korea."
