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03/10/2017 War, Drama, History, Action 2h 20m
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The fate of the nation is in their hands

Overview

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.

  1. Hwang Dong-hyuk

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Lee Byung-hun

    Choe Myeong-gil

  2. Kim Yun-seok

    Kim Sang-heon

  3. Park Hae-il

    King In-jo

  4. Go Soo

    Seo Nal-soe

  5. Park Hee-soon

    Lee Si-baek

  6. Song Young-chang

    Kim Ryu

  7. Jo Woo-jin

    Jeong Myeong-su

  8. David Lee

    Chil-bok

  9. Heo Sung-tae

    Yong Gol-dae

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-12-26
Based on real events from the early 17th century, this enthralling drama tells the story of the efforts made by the last king of independent Joseon (modern day Korea) to keep his kingdom and his people from the encroaching Qing who conquer all before them. Facing overwhelming odds, he must retreat to a remote mountain fortress and rely on it's inaccessibility and the fierceness of the winter to keep them safe until the spring, when hopefully his southern armies will be able to reinforce him. They are determined to sit it out, even if food was is in short supply for the 13,000-odd mouths they h...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Korean

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$28,645,448.00

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