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Acting
Sul Kyung-gu's transformation from scum to shattered soldier.
Direction
Kang Woo-suk's unflinching brutality, zero Hollywood heroism.
Practical Effects
Grueling real-location training sequences, actors suffered for this.

Director
Kang Woo-suk
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