The Fortress poster
Screenplay Hwang Dong-hyuk
Director Hwang Dong-hyuk

The Fortress

Original Title: 남한산성

Tagline: The fate of the nation is in their hands

Release Date: 2017-10-03

Duration: 140 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Park Hee-soon
    Lee Si-baek
  • Lee Byung-hun
    Choe Myeong-gil
  • Park Hae-il
    King In-jo
  • Jin Sun-kyu
    Lee Du-gap
  • Go Soo
    Seo Nal-soe
  • Heo Sung-tae
    Yong Gol-dae
  • Jo Woo-jin
    Jeong Myeong-su
  • Lee Da-wit
    Chil-bok
  • Song Young-chang
    Kim Ryu
  • Kim Yoon-seok
    Kim Sang-heon