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| A scene from "Northern Limit Line" / Screen capture from YouTube |
"Northern Limit Line," which depicts conflict between South and North Korean battleships in June 2002, has pushed aside other movies in ticket sales after opening on Wednesday.
The drama topped the box office on the day with an audience of about 153,000, according to the Korean Film Council.
The movie, directed by Kim Hak-soon, portrays the 25-minute battle between four South Korean battleships and two North Korean battleships that had infiltrated the West Sea across the northern limit line (NLL) and sailed south to near Yeonpyeong Island. Six South Koreans died in the battle and 19 were wounded.
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| Navy soldiers are watching "Northern Limit Line" premiered at the Navy 2nd Fleet Command Center in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. / Yonhap |
Reaction to the movie has been mixed. While some praised its actors, others criticized the screenplay.
They questioned whether a TV news clip that shows late former Korean President Kim Dae-joong visiting Yokohama, Japan, for the 2002 FIFA World Cup final reflects the director's political bias.
