January 1968, 31 members of North Korean Special Unit 124 infiltrated South Korea with the ultimate mission of attacking the Blue House (Presidential Palace in Korea) and assassinating President PARK Chung-hee. When KIM Shin-jo, the only member who was captured alive, was asked "What was the purpose of infiltration?" on a live TV program, he shouted "I came to slit the throat of President PARK Chung-hee!" and made the whole country's blood run cold.
At the same time, In-chan escapes the death penalty for being an accessory to a crime when he accepts an unexpected proposal from Jae-hyun, a general at Silmido H.I.D. Project and is transported to Silmido Special Unit. Silmido Special Unit is a unit composed of dysfunctional social outcasts and criminals under the death or life sentences. Sang-pil and Won-hee are also among the members of this unit. When they arrive at the island, Jae-hyun gives them the classified national duty, which is to explode the North Korean presidential palace and behead KIM Il-sung, the North Korean president. It is a retaliatory project.
To its all 31 members, it is the ultimate patriotic mission with pride and loyalty; and it is the only chance they have to start a new life that is promised once the mission is successfully accomplished. With their hopes and promising vision, they survive through the most hellish inhumane 'killing' training and are reborn as human armories. They are the human killing machines, with strong comradeship and respect for each other.
Finally, the day arrives and they receive an order from the head office to carry out the mission. With their supreme confidence, they depart for the North. However, the project is suddenly revoked and they return to Silmido with much discouragement and stress. After then, the hellish training continues but, there is no more mission. The psychological frustration and physical tolerance start to reach their limits. And soon, the members start to lose their focus and unity. In order to regain complete control of the unit, the head office performs public executions of its own members. Meanwhile in 1970, with growing nationwide peacemaking movement between the North and the South, the government quickly decides to demolish Silmido Special Unit and executes all its members...
Trailer:
Title: Silmido Also Known As: 실미도 / Silmido Country: South Korea Language: Korean Subtitle: English Year: 2003 Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama
Cast:
Sol Kyung-Gu - Kang In-chan
Ahn Sung-Kee - Choi Jae-hyun
Heo Jun-Ho - Sergeant Jo
Jeong Jae-Yeong - Han Seung-pil
Lim Won-Hie - Won-Hee
Kang Shin-Il - Keun-jae
Kang Sung-Jin - Chan-suk
Kim Kang-Woo - Min-ho
Uhm Tae-Woong - Won-sang
Lee Jeong-Heon - Sergeant Park
Jung Yoo-Mi
Lee Hyo-Jeong
Song Yong-Tae
Jo Ji-Hwan
Kim Won-Suk
No Jun-Ho
Kim Hyeong-Jong
Bang Kil-Seung - det. in the prologue
Lee Hong-Pyo
Kang Do-Han - Do-Han
Jeon Sang-Jin - North Korean soldier invaded South Korea
Kim Ki-Hwan - Ki-Hwan
Production Credits:
Director: Kang Woo-Suk Writer(s): Hie-jae Kim Producer(s): Kang Woo-Suk, Jonathan Kim
