On the Pitch - 2010

As the World Cup gets started in 2002, a North Korean squad commander (Lee Seong-jae) stationed at the DMZ who is crazy about football is frustrated that he cannot participate in the excitement in the South. He loves football so much that he even memorizes all the names of the members of the South Korean national team. One night during a search operation in which the leader and his troops chase a boar to satisfy their hunger, they come face to face with soldiers from South Korea. It doesn’t take long for the soldiers to discover that they share a love of football and they begin secret radio communications so they can listen to matches together. When their secret is uncovered, the squad leader and his troops must find a way out of the situation.

113min
2010
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.2/10

Cast

Lee Sung-jae profile pictureLee Sung-jaeNorthern group first squad command
Jung Kyung-ho profile pictureJung Kyung-hoCorporal Joo Geun-chi
Ji Dae-han profile pictureJi Dae-hanNorthern group platoon commande
Lee Seon-ho profile pictureLee Seon-hoNorthern soldier
Park Yong-soo profile picturePark Yong-sooDivision commander
Yoon Da-kyung profile pictureYoon Da-kyungFemale armorer
Kim You-jung profile pictureKim You-jungRadio female soldier
Kim Byung-chul profile pictureKim Byung-chulStaff sergeant Kang
Kang Seong-jin profile pictureKang Seong-jinSoldier Kim Eung-tae
Oh Tae-kyung profile pictureOh Tae-kyungSoldier Ahn Gye-soo

About On the Pitch

On the Pitch Overview

As the World Cup gets started in 2002, a North Korean squad commander (Lee Seong-jae) stationed at the DMZ who is crazy about football is frustrated that he cannot participate in the excitement in the South. He loves football so much that he even memorizes all the names of the members of the South Korean national team. One night during a search operation in which the leader and his troops chase a boar to satisfy their hunger, they come face to face with soldiers from South Korea. It doesn’t take long for the soldiers to discover that they share a love of football and they begin secret radio communications so they can listen to matches together. When their secret is uncovered, the squad leader and his troops must find a way out of the situation.

Runtime: 113min

Extra details

Original Title: 꿈은 이루어진다
Original Language: Korean
Directed By: Gye Yun-Sik