Cessate il fuoco!

This film begins in the waning days of the Korean War with a squad of American soldiers being told that they need to go on a reconnaissance patrol into possible hostile territory. Naturally, thinking that the war might be over soon, all of the soldiers would rather remain where it is relatively safe--and this is especially true for a Korean soldier named "Kim" (Cheong Yul Bak) who has a wife living nearby and she is due to give birth quite soon. The problem is that his skills as an interpreter are extremely important and, because of that, he realizes that his skills are extremely important to the mission at hand. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that what separated this film from similar pictures of this times, was the fact that actual soldiers were used in key roles. Additionally, it was also filmed where actual battles took place as well. So, in that respect it was quite unique. Unfortunately, the acting abilities of these soldiers was limited to a certain degree and for that reason some of the scenes suffered somewhat as a result. Be that as it may, while this certainly wasn't one of the better films depicting the Korean War, it still managed to pass the time fairly well and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Average.