War ·Drama ·History ·Action · South Korea · 2017 · 2h 20m

The Fortress

남한산성

The Fortress poster
Director
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Cast
Lee Byung-hun as Choe Myeong-gil Kim Yun-seok as Kim Sang-heon Park Hae-il as King In-jo Go Soo as Seo Nal-soe Park Hee-soon as Lee Si-baek Song Young-chang as Kim Ryu
Crew
Kim Ji-yong — Director of Photography Nam Na-young — Editor Ryuichi Sakamoto — Original Music Composer Hwang Dong-hyuk — Screenplay Kim Hoon — Novel Kwon Michelle — Producer
Tagline

The fate of the nation is in their hands

Synopsis

Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of Joseon to bow before him; but he refuses, being loyal to the Mings. On December 14th, 1636, the Qing horde invades Joseon, so King In-jo and his court shelter in the mountain fortress of Namhan and prepare to defend the kingdom.

Trailer The Fortress — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookbased on true story17th centuryjoseon dynasty (1392–1910)qing dynastykorean historychinese invasion of koreamountain fortress
Key Collaborators
Hwang Dong-hyuk Director Kim Ji-yong Director of Photography Nam Na-young Editor Ryuichi Sakamoto Original Music Composer Hwang Dong-hyuk Screenplay Kim Hoon Novel Kwon Michelle Producer Han Heung-seok Producer Park Ji-sung Producer Kim Ji-yeon Producer Simon Lee Producer Chae Kyoung-sun Production Design
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