71: Into the Fire is a 2010 South Korean war film written by Lee Man-Hee and directed by Lee Jae-han. The film is based on a true story of a group of 71 undertrained and undergunned student-soldiers of South Korea during the Korean War, who were mostly killed on August 11, 1950, during the Battle of P'ohang-dong, while defending P'ohang-dong girls' middle school, a strategic point for safeguarding the Nakdong River, from an attack by overwhelming North Korean forces for 11 hours. The film was made in commemoration of those who fought during the Korean War, to raise awareness of the existence... and importance of the student-soldiers during that period. The film's first working title was 71, then Into the Gunfire. Filming began on December 1, 2009, with help from Ministry of National Defense , and finished on April 13, 2010. The movie opened in South Korean theaters on June 16, 2010. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Cine Asia on March 14, 2011. During its theatrical run, the film drew over three million admissions at the box office,making it the fifth highest grossing film of 2010.
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| Release date: | June 17, 2010 |