Taegukgi (film)

Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	태극기 휘날리며
Hanja	太極旗 휘날리며
Revised Romanization	Taegeukgi Hwinallimyeo
McCune–Reischauer	T'aegŭkki Hwinallimyŏ
Directed by	Kang Je-gyu
Written by	Kang Je-gyu Han Ji-hun Kim Sang-don
Produced by	Lee Seong-hun
Starring	Jang Dong-gun Won Bin
Cinematography	Hong Kyung-pyo
Edited by	Choi Kyeong-hie
Music by	Lee Dong-june
Production companies	Kang Je-gyu Films KD Media
Distributed by	Showbox
Release date	February 6, 2004 (2004-02-06)
Running time	148 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	US$12.8 million
Box office	US$76.3 million[1]

Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (Korean: 태극기 휘날리며; Taegukgi Hwinallimyeo) is a 2004 South Korean war film directed by Kang Je-gyu. It stars Jang Dong-gun and Won Bin and tells the story of two brothers who are forcibly drafted into the South Korean army at the outbreak of the Korean War.

Kang Je-gyu made a name for himself directing Shiri and was able to attract top talent and capital to his new project, eventually spending 12.8 million USD on production. The film became one of the biggest successes in the South Korean film history up to that time, attracting 11.74 million people to the theatre, beating the previous record holder Silmido.