Crossing (2008 film)
Crossing (also known as Keurosing) is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Kim Tae-kyun. It was selected as South Korea's submission to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The film follows the journey of a North Korean man as he illegally leaves the country to find medicine for his sick wife, portraying the many hardships of the average North Korean citizen. The film had 907,255 admissions in South Korea.
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| Hangul | 크로싱 |
| Revised Romanization | Keurosing |
| McCune–Reischauer | K'ŭrosing |
| Directed by | Kim Tae-kyun |
| Written by | Lee Yu-jin |
| Produced by | Patrick D. Choi |
| Starring | Cha In-pyo Sin Myeong-cheol |
| Edited by | Ko Im-pyo |
| Music by | Kim Tae-seong |
| Distributed by | Vantage Holdings |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Languages | Korean Mandarin German English Mongolian |
| Budget | US$5.4 million |
The politics of North Korea in this film are left behind and are mainly in the background. Instead it concentrates more on the life of the average North Korean, such as the hardship in an impoverished state and the fear of getting caught and being persecuted in North Korea. Subtle themes include religion, which runs through the film, as Yong Soo hopes that his son comes back safely, as well as football which is a way in connecting the North Koreans to the outside world.