The Fortress (2017)

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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.

• Released: 2017-10-03
• Genres: War, Drama, History, Action
• Runtime: 2h 20m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 169 votes

Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk.

Top cast

• Lee Byung-hun as Choe Myeong-gil
• Kim Yoon-seok as Kim Sang-heon
• Park Hae-il as King In-jo
• Go Soo as Seo Nal-soe
• Park Hee-soon as Lee Si-baek
• Song Young-chang as Kim Ryu
• Jo Woo-jin as Jeong Myeong-su
• David Lee as Chil-bok
• Heo Sung-tae as Yong Gol-dae
• Kim Beop-rae as Khan

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Fortress

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube
• Australia: rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Fetch TV

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