White Badge

White Badge
Hangul 하얀전쟁
Hanja 하얀戰爭
RR Hayan jeonjaeng
MR Hayan chŏnjaeng
Directed by Jeong Ji-yeong
Produced by Chong Nam Cook
Written by Junghyo Ahn (novel)
Gong Su-young
Jeong Ji-yeong
Jo Young-chel
Shim Seung-bo
Starring Ahn Sung-ki
Lee Geung-young
Shim Hye-jin
Music by Shin Bung-ha
Cinematography You Yong-kil
Editing by Bark Soon-duck
Distributed by Vanguard Cinema (North America)
Release date(s) 1992
Running time 124 mins (Korea), 122 mins (US)
Country South Korea
Language Korean

White Badge is a 1992 South Korean war film directed by Jeong Ji-yeong based on the book White Badge: a novel of Korea by Ahn Junghyo.

It depicts the experience of South Korean soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War alongside American troops. White Badge follows the path of two South Korean soldiers as they struggle to deal with their experiences in the Vietnam War.

Plot summary

Kiju Han, a journalist, must face his memories of Vietnam as he writes a series of articles on the subject for his local newspaper. The articles attract a fellow veteran, Chinsu Pyon, who begins randomly appearing in Han's life. The film, through a series of flashbacks, depicts both the events in Vietnam and their aftermath in the lives of these two soldiers.