Joint Security Area is a 2000 South Korean
mystery thriller film starring
Lee Young-ae,
Lee Byung-hun and
Song Kang-ho. It was directed by
Park Chan-wook and is based on the novel
DMZ by Park Sang-yeon. The film, which was shot on location in South Korea, concerns an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a fatal shooting incident within the
DMZ, the heavily fortified border that separates
North and South Korea.