The Recon
Seen it?2021 | 110 min | Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone who loves trying to stay one step ahead. Best watched without your phone in hand.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Lean, with little time wasted, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Korean, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not ideal if you just want to unwind.
An education officer who was dispatched died after a gunshot went off in the dead of night. At the same time, deserters flee to the DMZ in the access control zone, and the 3rd platoon is urgently deployed to the DMZ search operation. There, the crew sees an unidentified soldier, not a deserter or a search crew.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kim Min-sub
- Song Chang-euiKang Seong-goo
- Song Young-gyuBaek Yeong-cheol
- Lee Hyun-kyunKim Taek-jin
- Jang Hae-songJo Seong-hoon
- Kim Young-jaeJang Seong-ho
- Yoon WooChoi Do-cheol
- Do Eun-biIm So-yeon
- Jang Gyoo-miReporter 5
- Choi Min-wooReporter 8
- Yoon Ji-heeReporter 12