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The Fortress (2017)

The fate of the nation is in their hands

  • Oct 3, 2017
  • 2h 20m
  • NR

6.8/10

TMDB user score
169 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

The Fortress is a 2017 war and drama film directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk. Its leading cast includes Lee Byung-hun, Kim Yoon-seok and Park Hae-il. It runs for 2 hours 20 minutes. Its original language is Korean.

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.

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Time needed
2 hours 20 minutes
Age rating (US)
NR
Language
Korean (subtitles or a dub may be needed)
Audience signal
6.8/10 from 169 TMDB votes

Official Trailer

Official Int'l Main Trailer · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • Lee Byung-hun Choe Myeong-gil
  • Kim Yoon-seok Kim Sang-heon
  • Park Hae-il King In-jo
  • Go Soo Seo Nal-soe
  • Park Hee-soon Lee Si-baek
  • Song Young-chang Kim Ryu
  • Jo Woo-jin Jeong Myeong-su
  • David Lee Chil-bok
  • Heo Sung-tae Yong Gol-dae
  • Kim Beop-rae Khan
  • Jo A-in Na-ru
  • Jin Sun-kyu Lee Du-gap
  • Yoo Soon-woong Chief Scholar
  • Park Ji-il Deputy Chief Scholar
  • Choi Jong-ryul Eunuch
  • Moon Chang-gil Old Boatman
  • Cho Ah-in Na-ru
  • Lee Sang-hee Soldier

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