SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER
The Fortress
9:10PM
MA15+
South Korea, 2017
Genre: War, Drama, History
Language: Korean
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Kim Yoon-seok, Park Hae-Il, Go Soo
What's it about?
In 1636, the Qing dynasty attacks Joseon. King Injo (Park Hae-Il) and his retainers, including Choi Myung-kil (Lee Byung-hun) and Kim Sang-hun (Kim Yoon-seok), hide in the mountain fortress city of Namhansanseong. They are isolated from the outside. Meanwhile, Choi Myung-kil insists that they enter into negotiations with the Qing dynasty, but Kim Sang-hun proposes that they keep fighting.