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  1. 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.

  2. Oct 20, 2017 · The Fortress: Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk. With Lee Byung-hun, Kim Yoon-seok, Park Hae-il, Go Soo. In 1636, King Injo hides in the mountains to avoid being part of the Qing dynasty.

  3. Justin Lowe Hollywood Reporter Hwang competently orchestrates the film's disparate political and strategic developments, but there's little sense of stylistic inspiration or narrative innovation ...

  4. When Qing forces attack the Joseon kingdom in the 17th century, King Injo and his retainers hold their ground at Namhansanseong fortress. Watch trailers & learn more.

  5. Oct 20, 2017 · 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 ...

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  7. Oct 3, 2017 · Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk (황동혁). Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk (황동혁). 139min | Release date in South Korea: 2017/10/03. Link. Official Website; Started filming : 2016/11/21 Synopsis The movie depicts the conflict between Choi Myung-kil and Kim Sang-heon while they fled to the South Castle (Namhansanseong) during the Second Manchu invasion of Korea.

  8. In 1636, during the Second Qing Invasion of Korea in the 14th year of King Injo's rule, King Injo and the Royal Court finds shelter inside Namhan Fortress outside the city as the Qing's large army continues to attack. The Qing army, led by General Ingguldai, quickly surrounds the fortress, leaving the king and the court stranded in a prolonged standoff.

  9. Oct 20, 2017 · Film Review: ‘The Fortress’ Hwang Dong-hyuk's glacially paced historical drama focuses on a 17th-century clash between Asian countries.

  10. In 1636, the Qing dynasty attacks Joseon. King Injo and his retainers, including Choi Myung-kil and Kim Sang-hun, 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.