White Badge
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| Hangul | 하얀전쟁 |
| Hanja | 하얀戰爭 |
| RR | Hayanjeonjaeng |
| MR | Hayanjŏnjaeng |
| Directed by | Chung Ji-young |
| Written by | Gong Su-young Chung Ji-young Jo Young-chel Shim Seung-bo |
| Based on | White Badge: A Novel of Korea by Ahn Jung-hyo |
| Produced by | Chong Nam-gook |
| Starring | Ahn Sung-ki Lee Geung-young Shim Hye-jin |
| Cinematography | Yoo Yong-kil |
| Edited by | Park Soon-deok |
| Music by | Shin Bung-ha |
| Distributed by | Vanguard Cinema (North America) |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
White Badge (Korean: 하얀전쟁) 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.[1] It was commercially successful and critically acclaimed,[2] receiving the Grand Prix award in the fifth Tokyo International Film Festival.[3]
It depicts the experience of South Korean soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War alongside American troops.[1] White Badge follows the path of two South Korean soldiers as they struggle to deal with their experiences in the Vietnam War.
