Release Date: 21 October 2010
Rating: NC16
Running Time: 120 Mins
Directed By: John H. Lee
Starring: Cha Seung-Won, Kwon Sang-Woo, Choi Seung-Hyun

The film opened in Korea this June commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War this year and had garnered much hype among the media even ahead of going into production due to its 4 A-list actors and the huge investment put to produce this high quality production (11 Billion Won).

The movie is based on a true story where Kwon Sang-Woo (权相宇), Choi Seung-Hyun (a.k.a T.O.P, power rapper of Korea’s group BIG BANG) and others play 71 student soldiers who are outnumbered but fight valiantly to defend a strategic point against the advancing North Korean army led by Cha Seung-Won. Kim Seung Woo plays a middle ranking South Korean officer.

71: INTO THE FIRE is highly reviewed and referred to the “Saving Private Ryan” and “Letters of Iwo Jima” of the year. The movie attracted 114,131 people on its opening day, and has accumulated over 3.3 million admissions to date, making it the fastest movie this year to breach the one million mark. The film will be one of the title representing Korea to contend for Best Foreign Film in the Oscars next year.

Watch the trailer here: http://www.festivefilms.com/
QUESTION: How many hours did the student soldiers hold out for in 71: Into the Fire?

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