About the Film

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A harrowing story of the Human Spirit in  war, CHOSIN follows Joe, a young US Marine (18) and Jin-hee a young Korean girl (17), both trapped  deep behind enemy lines in the brutally cold, war ravaged mountains of North Korea in December, 1951.

In the crucial early days of The Korean War a division of US Marines and ROK troops was stretched for almost 80 miles along a narrow road through the frozen mountains to the Yalu River, the border with China. 

The enemy struck from the darkness all along the road and cut the Division into three completely surrounded units, each in very real danger of being wiped out.

Out-numbered ten-to-one, the Division's only chance for survival was to fight every inch of the way down the road out of the mountains.

At the same time thousands of Korean civilians, mostly women, children and old men, were trapped. The enemy was executing them by the hundreds. These civilians, as courageous as any of the soldiers, had to flee through the hell of the intense fighting or die.

CHOSIN tells the story by focusing on the two young people, the Marine and the Girl.

 Thrown together by fate, cut-off from safety and  surrounded by 200,000 enemy troops, they must rely on each other and their faith on an epic journey of survival. Based on actual events.

CHOSIN will be produced with an International cast including highly marketable talent for key roles. 

The two leads, an 18 year old American Marine and a 17 year old Korean girl will be career-making roles.

In order to do justice to the full story the film follows a three act structure, each flowing organically into the next.

ONE: We first meet Joe, the young Marine and his small squad as they advance deeper into the deadly mountains. On the patrol they encounter Jin-hee, the Young Korean Girl and her family at their farm. Jin-hee and her father speak minimal English, learned from missionaries years ago. Hours later Joe's unit is wiped out in a savage, realistic fight. He is captured and led back to the farm which is now controlled by the enemy. The family has been killed. 

TWO: Joe is wounded and left for dead. Jin-hee finds him. She escaped her family's fate while gathering firewood. She hid and saw them die. The two young people realize that they will die hard if they don't make their way through the fighting. She knows the mountains. Together they move through the unforgiving mountains and snow, always following the sounds of fighting. Along the way they come across a two year old boy. His family has been killed. Joe, Jin-hee and the BOY, hide, evade, fight and rely on each other to reach US/ROK forces. Their journey is full of powerful moments.

THREE: Once back with the Marines Joe is put back into the fight to break-out. He is no longer the fresh-faced kid, he is a Marine, a warrior. Jin-hee and the Boy are left to survive on their own. Their paths cross again but they do not realize it in the chaos of battle. Now it is her journey. Her fight to survive is different but just as fierce as the fight the Marines are in. Her epic struggle is the stuff of legend. 

This structure works as a film but would work just as well as a limited series.

Ideally, The film will be shot in South Korea. If not then it will be shot in a location that will both match the physical location of the actual events and maximize all available production incentives (20% to 40% of QPE).

The Producers enjoy a close relationship with the US military, both in the US and South Korea and anticipate a high level of co-operation in the production.

A fully detailed budget of $19 million is available.

A powerful and moving script is available. 

CHOSIN, an epic story of war and survival against over-whelming odds, will fit the same market slot as DUNKIRK ($550 million B.O.), LONE SURVIVOR ($200 million revenue) and HACKSAW RIDGE ($200 million revenue).

 In addition to the revenue-rich global market for action/war films, CHOSIN's subdued message of Faith as a crucial tool for hope and strength will open the equally revenue-rich Faith & Family audience. 

The events of the Chosin Reservoir fight led directly to the safe evacuation by US forces of 100,000 Korean Civilians from imprisonment or death. One of these was the father of South Korean President, Moon Jae-In.

The Production will cast the young leads with talent that is already known to the young segment of the target market through TV, film or music in The US and South Korea.

There are key supporting roles for talent, both American and Korean, in the 25-50 year range as well as powerful cameo roles for older actors. 

Production costs for CHOSIN, set at $19 million, will be significantly lower than the films referenced above.

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