Original subtitles

Sorry! Sorry!

Sam-shik. Sam-shik.

No English.

SWING KIDS

NORTH KOREAN CAMP

Here. Take it. It's yours!

Comrade Ki-soo!

Comrade Ki-soo!

Comrade Ki-soo!

ROH Ki-soo! ROH Ki-soo!

Comrade Ki-soo!

HWANG Ki-dong!

Let me go!

Do I smell a hero here, Comrade Ki-soo?

I smell trouble with your yankee look!

Comrade Man-chul.

When you're polished like me, the yankees won't slight you.

Try it, comrade.

Fill me in on the news out here that I missed.

It's crazy.

The new commander is a damn weasel!

He made talent shows and job trainings.

He's luring the weak fools to seek capitalism.

Damn bastards!

Know who this is, damn traitors?

He's ROH Ki-soo! Our hero ROH Ki-jin's brother!

You yankee ass kissin' worthless traitors!

I gotta vent it out like that.

Yankees call it getting rid of s... style.

Hey, whitey!

Lights out, asshole!

- Let's go! - Get all the goods!

I'll get you again.

Stressed you out, huh?

Yeah, you should be!

Damn yankees!

Thank you!

Fuck you!

So your cheeks got chubbier because of this yankee shit?

You got me all wrong.

What's the basic rule in war?

You blow the enemy's supplies.

I'm not addicted to yankee shit, but destroying it.

Hold on.

Ki-soo? Chug this down.

We steal the enemy's goods to build our strength.

That's the plan.

Good. Drink it.

The black man is at it again.

The yankees call that tap dance.

I it wasn't for the war, you'd be dancing before our Leader.

- Right? - Shut up.

Fine.

Stay back. It'll topple over.

Who said to go this way?

Nancy?

Yes, In-ja?

I mean Linda.

If you mess up the dances again, you're out.

I'll be good.

In English?

No problem.

Are you all studying English?

I can't translate for you forever.

I'm sorry.

Sorry. Sorry.

Hey, Newbie!

Yes?

Watch and follow us carefully on your first day.

What's your name again?

YANG Pallae, ma'am.

YANG Pallae...

We use English names here. How about Candy?

I'm Candy.

Then... Julia?

It's taken. Right.

Just go with YANG Pallae.

Ms. Linda?

What's matter you?

Do they give us food?

We don't act like war refugees.

Where are we?

America!

Who are we?

Beautiful American girls!

Music start!

Baby, we're on fire!

Step! Touch!

Go Koje! Go America!

Jump!

One, two! One, two!

Smile!

Hi!

Let's go.

Push hard!

One, two, three!

Damn racket.

What's your name?

Move!

Hey, stinky armpits!

Let go!

Let's make money!

Let's dance!

Okay!

You, you, and you.

Pass.

What's matter you? No problem.

You all pass!

- Yes! - Thank you, sir!

I know I am number one beautiful girl. Long time no see.

Thank you very much.

Watch out!

- Duck! - Get down!

He says go faster.

He wants you to try harder.

Everyone clap!

Faster!

- Nancy! Nancy! - Yes!

All right!

Who's next?

- Me! - I can dance!

Nice to meet you, Jackson.

Thank you very much.

Girls! Let's go home.

I heard you're looking for dancers.

Where is everybody?

The auditions are over.

This is all the music?

Got music for this?

My chest...

My heart...

I need rest. I'm okay.

Why did only Ki-soo get placed to work there?

Comrade Ki-soo totally destroyed the yankee dance club alone!

ROH Ki-jin in the frontlines and ROH Ki-soo in this camp!

The hero brothers at large!

So they're making him fix the hall all by himself?

Damn yankees always want to give and take.

An eye for an eye, you know?

The black man in charge there asked for Comrade Ki-soo.

He must want revenge.

- Did he say anything else? - Yes.

- What? - It was English. I don't know.

How can our hero follow a black man's orders?

- Don't go. - Right.

Damn westerners are all wicked. Be careful.

Don't worry.

Real soldiers aren't afraid of the enemy camp.

Be careful of one black man?

I can pound him down like a hammer any day.

What the hell are you saying?

Comrade Ki-soo! Watch me.

I made a new dance. Watch me, please?

Pound hard!

Hit 'em! Wash 'em clean!

Pound harder!

He says let's do well.

Questions?

How well? Can we go places?

Like tours?

We will.

How far can we go?

Everywhere.

Like where?

So, we'll be famous, right?

How famous can we be?

Very.

And snacks?

Yes.

How much?

A lot.

Thanks for picking me.

I get what he's saying.

A wicked, black yankee,

an anti-Communist loser...

And...

A playgirl.

Watch your language!

Why you little...

Nice to meet you.

You come to our country and trample all over it.

Then you take some weak fools and teach 'em to be yankees?

You're asking for it!

I'll show you how strong our Republic is!

Translate, girl.

No way, commie.

Watch it, girlie!

I was born in '33!

How old are you?

Think you're old? I was born in '31.

You look young!

I was born in '28.

Get lost, anti-Communist jerk!

Forget dancing!

Or in the name of socialism...

Why can I understand this black man?

That hitting the ground dance ain't much.

I challenge you in tap dance.

If I win, no dance team.

Why do you wanna be famous?

To find my wife.

If I get famous, she can come to me.

If she's alive, that is.

Why don't you dance with us?

There's no pay in dancing.

You don't dance to make money. You just do it.

How about you?

Dance? Why?

Why ask why? You just dance if you can.

See? He says the same thing.

Too bad about your weak heart. You breathe heavily.

It's because you're overweight.

It's because of malnutrition.

How can you have malnutrition!

It's true! Touch here.

I have big bones. It's not fat.

You understand each other?

Step. Tap.

Right foot first, then left.

Right foot first.

Step. Tap, tap, tap. That's it.

Long Live the Republic!

Away with America! Unify Korea

You lost weight!

- Let's eat! - Sure thing.

Don't betray the Republic

Remember our heroes who died for unification

Isn't that a yankee dance?

I saw it in a yankee film.

Tap dance is American, right?

Silly pea brain! Why would I do a yankee dance?

Can you teach me?

If you do, I won't tell anyone.

A man keeps his promise even with a knife to his throat!

What are you yappin' about so late at night?

Why'd you hit me?

Don't talk back to your elders, little twerp!

Don't hit him.

Kids are the hope of our Republic.

Busy?

Nope.

Then come with me.

No problem.

Today, no size. One shoes.

Next time, you position, me position. Time same, same. You okay?

Okay, thank you so much.

No problem. No problem.

Shut your damn mouth!

Don't kill me! It hurts!

Sam-shik, you little bastard.

Sucking up to yankees... Call that a life?

Son of a bitch.

Cut out 'traitor' on his forehead.

You little bastard.

Please! I beg you!

That's for cutting food. Let's not dirty it.

How dare you smile!

Please don't kill me!

I'm KANG Byung-sam.

What's your name?

No need for a traitor to know.

I'm not a traitor.

I just got on the wrong truck and ended up down here.

No need for names at a POW camp. You're a traitor or not.

Jackson said Communism or Capitalism don't matter here.

Only dancing matters.

Just dance.

- Black yankee's name is Jackson? - Yes.

And the Chinese soldier's name is Xiao Fang.

He has malnutrition.

And her name is YANG Pallae.

Not interested.

Remember, I'm older.

And you do look old! My mistake.

Stop sneaking glances at me.

Got a crush on me?

You don't stand a chance against our Republic's beauties.

How do they look?

A beautiful woman has an egg-shaped, white face.

Half-moon shaped eyes,

a pointy nose,

and soft, supple, thin lips.

Her clothes are red...

Go away!

- Your face is red! - No way!

Is it because you're a commie?

- Stop it! - Tell me!

Hello!

What's that?

I don't know.

Damn yankee!

Why did he leave Ki-soo out?

After telling us to dance like him?

Poor kid.

What the hell?

I'm busy, pal. Lock up before you go.

And wash your armpits, yankee!

Hey! Let's go four on four!

Come on!

That's tap dance, fool!

Tap dance!

What now?

That's low! Let us go.

You okay?

You son of a...

Bitch!

You bastards!

That hurts!

Fuckin' assholes!

Let go!

Let me go!

Let me go!

That's it, right?

Okay?

No problem!

I have lots.

No problem! No problem!

"Annihilate Americans!"

One, two, three!

We

are

happy!

Freedom!

Let's work after the rain!

Let's go!

Did you eat?

How's your chest?

I'm fine.

Jackson?

When's he coming out?

Not for a while.

I made a new dance.

It's called, 'I want to dance'.

I want to find my wife soon,

and show her our dance.

- Think I lost weight? - Your face looks smaller!

- I crave kimchi pancakes. - You eat that in China?

Welcome!

Yankee reporters are here. We should do something.

Hey, kid!

Looks like all that chocolate got you dancing like a damn yankee!

But I learned this by watching Comrade Ki-...

Stupid little twerp!

Why would our hero do a yankee dance!

Stop eating yankee food!

Damn kid!

Why's that traitor here?

Why come get me like that?

I'm sorry. I had no choice.

Go inside. Hurry!

- What are we doing here? - We have a plan.

Reporters are here.

If we put on a good show,

we can get Jackson out and dance again.

Let's dance!

You're doing it to find your wife.

The Chinese guy is doing it to lose weight.

Pallae is doing it for money.

But I got no reason to dance.

Good luck.

Of course, you have a reason!

Then why are you so good!

You're the best I've ever seen!

You're our ace dancer!

He's going for the goal!

And kick!

Goal!

I'll be back after a drink and a pee break.

Let's hear it for our players!

Ready!

Don't worry!

It's just mud!

Just do the drill!

Go left!

Step!

What's with you!

One, two, three, four! Jump!

Why jump on three?

Are you okay?

What happened?

One, two! One, two!

One, two, three!

Here I come!

I can't see!

It's been fun knowing you.

- Thank you! - Sorry!

Come on!

We nailed it during practice...

What was that?

You screwed up!

- Let me see! Give me that! - No way!

- They're awesome! - Give 'em back!

Okay, okay.

Never got a gift like this, huh?

Work harder!

We gotta beat the dirt out clean!

Damn! Not the yankee...

That's it!

Hey, kid! Call that a turn?

Watch carefully.

What's that?

Why you little!

Come back here!

Hey, Jackson.

Missing home, huh?

I heard America is nice. Take the team and go.

I'm not going on tours.

Why would a hero go around with traitors doing the yankee dance?

Shit. That's a lie.

Tap dancing makes me crazy!

The sound of it makes my heart race.

I know I shouldn't,

but it makes me want to go to America someday.

Then I can contend with other tap dancing yankees like you.

Thinking about it gives me chills.

When we're at peace, I'll come to you.

Take the team and dance till you drop.

For me, too.

You call that dancing?

You dance like this!

Come back, man.

I'll teach you!

Watch and follow me.

That's it!

That's it!

Mae-hwa!

My wife's name is Mae-hwa!

If you ever meet Mae-hwa,

tell her KANG Byung-sam is alive!

That's me! KANG Byung-sam!

From Hwanghae!

Anyone from Hwanghae?

Where are you from?

Anyone from Hwanghae?

Gwang-guk!

Ki-soo!

Ki-soo...

Ki-soo...

Charge!

Charge!

A dozen yankees charge at us holding great swords.

Suddenly, a man jumped in front like a big tiger!

Then the yankees' heads dropped and rolled all over!

Who's the tiger?

ROH Ki-soo's older brother!

The Republic's hero, comrade ROH Ki-jin!

Comrade Ki-soo and I went to school together.

A Soviet dancer teacher once came and chose us for the national team.

Ki-soo was first. I was second.

Ki-soo?

Though I'm like this, I can still dance.

Like this.

I'm hungry. Is there anything to eat?

Eat this!

So, this is chocolate?

I heard it's so sweet and good, it numbs your senses?

Have it all.

Where are you from?

Sariwon, Hwanghae.

Sariwon...

I heard women are pretty there. Your wife must be, too.

My daughter is pretty.

She resembles her mom.

Know how it's like there now?

Traitors and yankees attacked and razed the place.

Then what?

Damn motherfuckers are probably raping your wife and daughter.

No!

If they scream, the bastards will cut their throats.

No way!

It's true! You son of a bitch!

When you're losing your minds over this yankee bait,

your families back home

are being slaughtered by Capitalist motherfuckers!

You ignorant, worthless traitors!

Fight with your lives!

Take over this camp, then join the frontlines!

Don't just sit there because the command didn't come!

For our Leader and country!

How dare you cross legs like yankees before our Leader's portrait!

Cut 'em off! They're tainted!

If yankees ideas got to your heads, cut 'em off now!

Long live our great Leader!

Hurrah!

Hurrah!

Hurrah!

Louder!

Shout it with your lives!

Annihilate the yankee invaders!

Annihilate the yankees!

Hurrah! Hurrah!

Hurrah! Hurrah!

I could get used to this.

We love freedom!

- Kill the traitors! - What's wrong? No!

- Kill the traitors! - Kill them!

I'll teach those commie bastards not to mess with me!

Let's attack 'em! Follow me!

Prepare the weapons!

Let's bury 'em in shit!

Don't kill us!

I am sorry! Help!

Open up!

Damn commie bastards!

That damn yankee is mine.

If you wanna dance again, pretend you're dead.

Yankees are camped out at places we planned to attack.

There must be a mole among us.

Split up the weapons and hide them.

Leaders refrain from being together.

Remember, a spy is close by. Keep watch on each other.

Comrade Ki-soo!

I heard ROH Ki-jin is missing.

But don't worry, he's invincible.

I'm not worried.

I haven't seen you knocking off yankees' heads these days.

And I heard the yankee you stabbed is walking around fine.

But I guess yankees all look the same.

Get to the point.

Set an example as the brother of a hero.

By doing what?

Show us if the black man's blood is red or black?

Piece of cake.

All is vain.

Life is futile.

How dare you!

Get out, bitch!

You worthless shit!

Nice to meet you, bitch!

Get up!

Who says you can work without our permission?

- I did it to survive. - What the hell are you saying?

People die in war!

Just die, bitch! Die!

Die! Die!

Try and kill me, bitches!

Linda!

I'll kill you, whores!

She's a commie!

She's a damn commie!

She was ordered to come and spread the plague!

No! I'm not a commie! I'm South Korean!

She's a commie! Get her!

I'm not a commie!

Jackson!

Did you eat?

That's on New Year's Day.

Just so happens, I'm completely broke.

Thank you very much!

What? Don't complain.

I bet they feel the same.

Cold noodles.

Pickled halibut.

Dumplings.

Didn't you already say that?

Fish platter.

I was going to say that!

Stop it!

I saw that if you list off the food you crave

or say what you did before war, you'll be the first to die.

Hello, leaders.

I brought some snacks.

What did you do before the war?

I was a school teacher.

You remind me of my teacher.

And you?

I owned a restaurant.

His dream was to become an artist.

I wanted to become a poet.

That's why you're so good with speeches!

When we return home after winning the war,

let's all gather at your place and have a drink.

The drinks will be on me.

I used to be a singer.

Make sure you call me for a drink, too.

I'll sing you a song.

Great idea!

How about a song for us now?

Stop! I saw somewhere...

What did he yap about?

Damn bosses always talk too much no matter what race.

Drink it. And have some cookies.

Thanks for leading us to their weapons.

But he worries the commies are too quiet.

Damn whities are chicken.

Fuckin' bastards.

He wants to root out the rebels once and for all.

He wants the leader who gets orders from the North.

If I spilled on the weapons, they said I'd meet my granny.

How would I know the secret commander here?

Hold on.

Don't throw it, asshole.

I don't get why I'm working under them.

How'd we end up under them?

Here.

There's no future here.

They're bringing your granny.

Have her live in luxury before passing away.

You're the mole?

Let go!

It was you? You killed Gwang-guk!

Let me go!

Anti-Communist bastard! How could you!

You should talk!

What about you?

I did it to save my family.

My granny... I did it to meet her. But what about you?

Dancing like a yankee!

Will that bring back your dead mom or help you meet your brother?

That's why you went crazy tap dancing?

How did you know?

You tap dance in your sleep! How could I not?

You're crazy about it! You should know!

Communism or Capitalism!

The Americans an Soviets made them for them!

What's that got to do with us!

Because of their ideology, why does...

my granny have to die?

You've lost your mind.

Brainwashed and killing people because of ideology is crazy!

I'm fine as hell!

Look.

I'll do what I have to.

You do what you want.

Mae-hwa!

Do you know Mae-hwa?

Tell her KANG Byung-sam is looking for her!

Did you say, 'Mae-hwa?'

You're looking for Mae-hwa?

She's up ahead.

Comrade Mae-hwa!

Mae-hwa!

Mae-hwa!

I don't know English!

Mae-hwa!

Sorry! Forgive me! I thought she was my wife!

Don't kill me!

ROH Ki-jin!

ROH Ki-jin!

ROH Ki-jin!

ROH Ki-jin!

Brother!

I wasn't listening to the fool!

Just keep pacing!

Sir!

Give me food!

Let's disband.

What dancing in the middle of war?

I only did it to find my wife.

I'm done with it.

If only my wife...

If only she's alive...

I just wish she's alive.

I'm sorry.

This should kill off all the traitors.

It's not enough. Hurry up and make more.

We must kill all the anti-Communists!

$1.

$1.

Food okay.

Mae-hwa...

"Dear grandson..."

Not me!

After all the traitors I...

Comrade Ki-soo!

Did you hear?

Hear what?

Comrade Ki-jin got released!

Damn yankees don't give without a reason.

What give and take are they...

Catch!

It's gotten a lot colder.

Warm up by the fire, comrade.

Comrade Ki-jin? Come here.

It's been a while. Shouldn't you two meet up close?

I was an actor before joining the army.

Know what role I usually played?

Isn't it obvious? The village dummy!

Sorry, sorry!

No English. Thank you. Sorry!

Your kicks must be hard from all the tap dance training.

Who are you, comrade?

Who do you think?

The commie the commander is dying to catch.

The leader getting orders from the North.

Like tap dancing?

Forgive me, sir!

Don't be.

Wasting your talent is a sin.

Keep doing your best.

Speaking of tap dancing...

Get on stage at Christmas when the Red Cross people come.

Comrade?

What good is killing 100 small fries?

The top guy is important.

Shoot the commander in the head and become a real hero.

Comrade Ki-jin.

Shoot.

I mean shoot yourself in the head, comrade.

Or,

I'll put a hole through your brother's head.

Don't do it!

Isn't the war great?

How else would a nameless actor like me become a commander?

How could comrade Ki-jin become a hero?

He's a giant with the IQ of a toddler.

Bang! Bang!

Die! Bang!

Whether he remains a hero

or an idiot with a traitor brother is all up to...

I'll do it!

I'm itching like crazy to tap dance anyway!

I'll go on stage.

While I'm up there, I'll shoot the commander!

You're a traitor from now on.

I've been one for a while.

One who's crazy about the yankee dance.

TRAITOR

If things go wrong, I'll tattoo that for real.

Listen to my command!

Our goal is to get them to think we fell for their trap.

Let them think they wiped us out to loosen their security.

Make the commander think he succeeded.

- Long live North Korea! - Long live Communism!

Focus! Bury him quickly!

There are corpses everywhere!

What did I miss?

Do it from the start.

Come on!

Christmas is around the corner! Let's practice.

I want...

just dance.

- I'm serious! - What do you mean?

Once you're addicted to yankee shit you can't stop.

- Ki-soo is no exception. - Shut up!

He can't be.

Is the food ready?

Is it true?

Are the rumors true?

What's that? Let me see.

- What is? - It's American...

Move!

Out of my way!

Your mom is pretty.

You must take after your dad, so nasty looking.

Bastard.

You're lucky.

You got a home, a mom, and a country to go back to.

And you can dance.

Hey!

Did it hurt?

Good job, staying alive.

Sorry I don't have any rewards for you.

That's for kids!

The Republic's hero looks stupid doing that.

When the war's over, ask for a pretty wife.

They should reward a hero, right

You wife, too.

I did everything already.

I held hands.

I even kissed her till my teeth almost fell out.

What?

A rooster?

A pig!

A car!

Don't you know?

Grandpa Rudolph takes Santa the reindeer to...

Found you!

How do you divide up a piece of Spam?

8 times!

Thank you!

Thanks!

Thank you! Thank you!

Thank you!

You're still alive?

Thank you. Mr. Roberts.

Unless you want to return to your family as a traitor,

pay your dues.

Remember,

I'm everywhere.

Mr. Roberts.

Relax! Don't get nervous.

Jackson! Loosen up!

One, two, three! Start with your left.

Byung-sam?

When the show's over, run straight to your wife.

When we're done, take them and run out of here.

We're touring together. Don't think of leaving.

Kid.

Jackson! I love you, man!

Son of a bitch!

Brother!

Bro!

No!

No!

You fuckin' bastards!

You motherfuckers!

Mr. Roberts?

Okay? Okay?

You fuckin' bastards!

Get up.

Come on.

Please.

Get up.

Hey, Jackson!

Not admitting you lost is worse than losing.

You don't know, do you?

Screw you!