14 Jan 1999
Virus
When the crew of an American tugboat boards an abandoned Russian research vessel, the alien life form aboard regards them as a virus which must be destroyed.
Escape
Fear a meaningless life, not death itself.
After completing his required decade of military service and being honored as a hero, a North Korean sergeant makes a sudden shocking attempt to defect to the South, risking life and limb for the chance to finally determine his own destiny.
Top Billed Cast
이제훈 Lim Kyu-nam
구교환 Lee Hyun-sang
홍사빈 Kim Dong-hyuk
서현우 Major Cha
이성욱 Lieutenant Hong
유태주 Captain Ryu
Jung Jun-won Second Lieutenant Park
장영남 Dong-hyuk's Mother
송강 Min Sun-woo
이솜 Nomad Leader
이호정 Girl with Rifle
신현지 Sang-gu's Sister
이호철 Drunken General
Kim Sang-heun Officer Jung
박윤희 Director of the General Political Department
우정원 Director's Wife
차순배 Division Commander
Song Yo-sep Battalion Commander
Jin Yong-uk Company Commander
Jang Yo-hoon Squad 1
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