

The Fortress
The fate of the nation is in their hands
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
- $28.6M
- Language
- Korean
- based on novel or book
- based on true story
- 17th century
- joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
- qing dynasty
- korean history
- chinese invasion of korea
- mountain fortress
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR20 Oct 2017
United KingdomGB
- Digital / OTT1512 Nov 2018
BrazilBR
- Digital / OTT16Netflix3 Nov 2021
FranceFR
- Physical8 Aug 2018
GermanyDE
- Physical1627 Jun 2019
JapanJP
- TheatricalPG1222 Jun 2018
NetherlandsNL
- PremiereInternational Film Festival Rotterdam26 Jan 2018
South KoreaKR
- Theatrical153 Oct 2017
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The Fortress was released on 3 October 2017.
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CinemaSerf
12/26/2024
Based on real events from the early 17th century, this enthralling drama tells the story of the efforts made by the last king of independent Joseon (modern day Korea) to keep his kingdom and his people from the encroaching Qing who conquer all before them. Facing overwhelming odds, he must retreat to a remote mountain fortress and rely on it's inaccessibility and the fierceness of the winter to keep them safe until t…
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