The Fortress
2017 · Movie · NR · 140 min · ★ 6.8
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.
Based on Q102945491
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-10-03
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (157 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- based on true story
- 17th century
- joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
- qing dynasty
- korean history
- chinese invasion of korea
- mountain fortress
Awards & recognition
- IFFR audience award · 2018 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Jo Woo-jin
as Jeong Myeong-su
David Lee
as Chil-bok
Heo Sung-tae
as Yong Gol-dae
Kim Pub-lae
as Khan
Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk