The Fortress 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.
The Fortress (2017) is a war, drama, history and action film directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, released on October 3, 2017 with a runtime of 2h 20m. It stars Lee Byung-hun, Kim Yun-seok, Park Hae-il and Go Soo. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 165 ratings.
- Director:
- Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Writers:
- Lim Sun-ae, Hwang Dong-hyuk, Song Hae-sung
- Producers:
- Kwon Michelle, Han Heung-seok, Park Ji-sung
- Cinematographer:
- Kim Ji-yong
- Composer:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Production:
- Siren Pictures
- Revenue:
- $28,645,448
- Status:
- Released