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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = White Badge
| image = White Badge.jpg
| caption =
| director = Chung Ji-young
| producer = Chong Nam-gook
| based_on =
| writer = Gong Su-young
Chung Ji-young
Jo Young-chel
Shim Seung-bo
| starring = Ahn Sung-ki
Lee Geung-young
Shim Hye-jin
| music = Shin Bung-ha
| cinematography = Yoo Yong-kil
| editing = Park Soon-deok
| distributor = Vanguard Cinema (North America)
| released =
| runtime = 124 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| native_name =
}}
'White Badge' is a 1992 South Korean war film directed by Chung Ji-young based on the book 'White Badge: A Novel of Korea' by Ahn Jung-hyo.
It depicts the experience of South Korean soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War alongside American troops. 'White Badge' follows the path of two South Korean soldiers as they struggle to deal with their experiences in the Vietnam War.
Plot summary
Kiju Han, a journalist, must face his memories of Vietnam as he writes a series of articles on the subject for his local newspaper. The articles attract a fellow veteran, Chinsu Pyeon, who begins randomly appearing in Han's life. The film, through a series of flashbacks, depicts both the events in Vietnam and their aftermath in the lives of these two soldiers.
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