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The Fortress (2017 film)
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Wikipedia article
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| name = The Fortress
| image = The Fortress - .jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
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| director = Hwang Dong-hyuk
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| screenplay = Hwang Dong-hyuk
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| starring = Lee Byung-hun
Kim Yoon-seok
| music = Ryuichi Sakamoto
| cinematography = Kim Jee-yong
| editing = Nam Na-yeong
| studio = Siren Pictures
| distributor = CJ Entertainment
| released =
| runtime = 139 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
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' The Fortress' is a 2017 South Korean historical drama film directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Byung-hun and Kim Yoon-seok. It is based on the novel 'Namhansanseong' by Kim Hoon.
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Plot
The film is set during the Qing invasion of Joseon in 1636, when King Injo and his retainers sought refuge in the fortress located in Namhansanseong.
Cast
Main
*Lee Byung-hun as Choi Myung-kilA leader of one of the two ideological cliques that battles in the fortress trying to decide whether to make peace or fight against the Qing dynasty.
*Kim Yoon-seok as Kim Sang-hun
The other leader of the ideological clique who battles with Choi's opinion and firmly believes in defending the nation's dignity by fighting against the Qing dynasty.
*Park Hae-il as King Injo
The king who is in agony in the tense conflicts between his men over the fate of the nation.
*Go Soo as Seo Nal-soe
A blacksmith sent out with a king's letter to recruit loyal forces.
*Park Hee-soon as Lee Shi-baek
The commander of the Namhansanseong garrison, silently defending the mountain fortress in the extreme cold weather conditions.
Supporting
*Song Young-chang as Kim Ryoo*Jo Woo-jin as Jung Myung-soo
*Lee David as Chil-bok
*Heo Sung-tae as Yong Gol-dae
*Kim Beop-rae as Hong Taiji
*Jo Ah-in as Na-roo
*Jin Seon-kyu as Lee Doo-gap
*Yoo Soon-woong as Chief Scholar
*Park Ji-il as Deputy Chief Scholar
*Choi Jong-ryul as Eunuch
*Kim Joong-ki as Do Seung-ji
*Shin Ki-joon as Crown Prince
Release and reception
The film was released in South Korean cinemas on October 3, 2017. It topped the box office on its opening day with 444,527 viewers. According to the film's distributor CJ Entertainment, by the second day of its release, the film had accumulated more than one million admissions, the fastest film released during the Chuseok holidays to surpass the mark.
'The Fortress' was sold to 28 countries worldwide including U.S.A, Japan, Taiwan and Singapore. It was the opening film at the 2nd London East Asia Film Festival. In South Korea, the film attracted a total of 3.8 million moviegoers.
Awards and nominations
References
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