The Fortress

Name: The Fortress
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Released: October 20, 2017
Duration: 140 min
Cast: Byung-hun Lee, Hae-il Park, Hee-soon Park, Song Hyun-soo, Soo Go

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CJ Entertainment | Release Date: October 20, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Byung-hun Lee, Hae-il Park, Hee-soon Park, Song Hyun-soo, Soo Go, Woo-jin Jo, Yoon-Seok Kim, Yun-seok Kim

Summary: During the Qing Invasion of Korea, the king and the court take refuge in a mountain fortress, where they find themselves stranded in the cold and surrounded by the enemy. The king’s dilemma deepens as his people in the fortress start dying from cold and hunger. In 1636, Qing China invades Korea with 150,000 troops. The Korean court fleesDuring the Qing Invasion of Korea, the king and the court take refuge in a mountain fortress, where they find themselves stranded in the cold and surrounded by the enemy. The king’s dilemma deepens as his people in the fortress start dying from cold and hunger. In 1636, Qing China invades Korea with 150,000 troops. The Korean court flees the capital to take shelter in the Namhan Fortress, located in treacherous mountains outside the city. The Qing army, led by General Yong Gol Dae, quickly surrounds the fortress, leaving the king and the court stranded in a prolonged standoff. For a truce, the Qing general makes a humiliating proposal of sending the Crown Prince out as hostage. Unable to move forward or fight the outnumbering enemy, the people of the fortress start dying from cold and hunger. Between the interior minister, who emphasizes the king’s duty to protect the lives of his subjects regardless of humiliation, and the minister of rites, who maintains that they must fight to death for the greater cause, the king must make a grave choice. … Expand

Director: Dong-hyuk Hwang

Genre(s): Action, Drama, History, War

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 140 min

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Noel Murray

Oct 19, 2017

The battle scenes here are impressively large-scale, but too sparsely deployed. A good two-thirds of this movie consists of miserable-looking people quietly debating their terrible options, which can be exhausting. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Sep 7, 2022

As far as I can tell, I thought it was a good movie. Competent as it can be. Mostly because of its impeccable staging. However, it has a very serious problem in terms of its overlong running time and glacial pace.

The Fortress barely goes over two hours, but at the end it seemed to me thatAs far as I can tell, I thought it was a good movie. Competent as it can be. Mostly because of its impeccable staging. However, it has a very serious problem in terms of its overlong running time and glacial pace.

The Fortress barely goes over two hours, but at the end it seemed to me that it took three hour of my time.
In terms of entertainment that may put more than one viewer off.

This story rewards patience, so if you want a more classic Asian war action film in this time period, this may not be your cup of tea.… Expand

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