SBS World Movies: ‘The Fortress’ on 19 October

This weekend's highlights on the SBS World Movies channel (Digital Channel 32)

The Fortress

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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.

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