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The Fortress

In 1636, King Injo hides in the mountains to avoid being part of the Qing dynasty.

Director

Hwang Dong-hyuk

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Genre

action, drama, history

Box Office

$252,895

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N/A

Awards

21 wins & 28 nominations total

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Michelle KWON Simon LEE PARK Ji-sung - The Fortress

Produced by Michelle KWON Simon LEE PARK Ji-sung

In the early 17th century, Jurchen
which was in conflict with Ming China - The Fortress

In the early 17th century, Jurchen which was in conflict wit...

I have been ordered
by the King of Joseon - The Fortress

I have been ordered by the King of Joseon

Is this how you would
greet a royal envoy? - The Fortress

Is this how you would greet a royal envoy?

I am Myeong-gil Choi, Minister of the
Interior of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea! - The Fortress

I am Myeong-gil Choi, Minister of the Interior of the Joseon...

LEE Byung-hun KIM Yoon-seok - The Fortress

LEE Byung-hun KIM Yoon-seok

PARK Hae-il GO Soo - The Fortress

PARK Hae-il GO Soo

Yes, I led them across the ice. - The Fortress

Yes, I led them across the ice.

Surely, not even the barbarians
would kill a frail old boatman. - The Fortress

Surely, not even the barbarians would kill a frail old boatm...

I know the icy path
across this river well. - The Fortress

I know the icy path across this river well.

If the enemy comes, I will guide
them across in exchange for food. - The Fortress

If the enemy comes, I will guide them across in exchange for...

Yesterday, you led the
way for your King, - The Fortress

Yesterday, you led the way for your King,

After helping the King cross, I
received not even a handful of grain. - The Fortress

After helping the King cross, I received not even a handful ...

Come with me, and I will
reward you for your troubles. - The Fortress

Come with me, and I will reward you for your troubles.

I have a young
granddaughter to care for. - The Fortress

I have a young granddaughter to care for.

Her parents were lost in
the flood a few years ago. - The Fortress

Her parents were lost in the flood a few years ago.

I'm the only family she has left. - The Fortress

I'm the only family she has left.

It's quite a journey from here.
I advise you to head to the West Gate. - The Fortress

It's quite a journey from here. I advise you to head to...

The road is steeper,
but it's the quickest way. - The Fortress

The road is steeper, but it's the quickest way.

I must return to my home, my lord. - The Fortress

I must return to my home, my lord.

Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Fortress

Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto

Associate Producer HAN Heung-seok - The Fortress

Associate Producer HAN Heung-seok

Based on the Novel by KIM Hoon - The Fortress

Based on the Novel by KIM Hoon

THE FORTRESS - The Fortress

Look at them. I doubt they'll
even put up a fight. - The Fortress

Look at them. I doubt they'll even put up a fight.

Hurry! Get into formation. - The Fortress

Hurry! Get into formation.

They didn't bring even
a handful of rice. - The Fortress

They didn't bring even a handful of rice.

Don't you think we
should get out of here? - The Fortress

Don't you think we should get out of here?

Half the fortress village has
already packed up and fled. - The Fortress

Half the fortress village has already packed up and fled.

This is where we rode out
the first Qing invasion. - The Fortress

This is where we rode out the first Qing invasion.

Live or die, I will
stand by this place. - The Fortress

Live or die, I will stand by this place.

If you want to leave, go. - The Fortress

If you want to leave, go.

You're too harsh with me.
Where would I go without you? - The Fortress

You're too harsh with me. Where would I go without you?

Your Majesty, the Minister
of the Interior has arrived! - The Fortress

Your Majesty, the Minister of the Interior has arrived!

The Qing general demands to know - The Fortress

The Qing general demands to know

Have you seen the army
that follows them? - The Fortress

Have you seen the army that follows them?

I saw nothing but the advance
party led by General Ingguldai. - The Fortress

I saw nothing but the advance party led by General Ingguldai...

I can only tell you what I
witnessed at the enemy camp. - The Fortress

I can only tell you what I witnessed at the enemy camp.

And what are the conditions
for this peace treaty? - The Fortress

And what are the conditions for this peace treaty?

Will we be forced to terminate
our allegiance to the Ming Empire? - The Fortress

Will we be forced to terminate our allegiance to the Ming Em...

Your Majesty, I'm obliged to tell you... - The Fortress

Your Majesty, I'm obliged to tell you...

Will the Joseon Court meet our demands? - The Fortress

Will the Joseon Court meet our demands?

They are narrow-minded enough to
value moral obligations the most. - The Fortress

They are narrow-minded enough to value moral obligations the...

They'll buy themselves time
to think of a way out. - The Fortress

They'll buy themselves time to think of a way out.

And if we give them the time
they seek, will they succeed? - The Fortress

And if we give them the time they seek, will they succeed?

Why are you people of
Joseon so foolish? - The Fortress

Why are you people of Joseon so foolish?

Sir, I am a man of the Qing Empire now. - The Fortress

Sir, I am a man of the Qing Empire now.

The mountain is steep, and
the fortress looks solid. - The Fortress

The mountain is steep, and the fortress looks solid.

With enough force, the fortress
will collapse on its own. - The Fortress

With enough force, the fortress will collapse on its own.

Once the wooden fences are complete, - The Fortress

Once the wooden fences are complete,

The situation is extremely urgent.
I will go. - The Fortress

The situation is extremely urgent. I will go.

The crown prince demonstrates
an honorable concern for his country. - The Fortress

The crown prince demonstrates an honorable concern for his c...

Even if he is sent to the barbarians, - The Fortress

Even if he is sent to the barbarians,

Regretfully, I must tell you, - The Fortress

Regretfully, I must tell you,

You must behead anyone who
would utter such vile words! - The Fortress

You must behead anyone who would utter such vile words!

Whose men are they who would send
the crown prince as a hostage? - The Fortress

Whose men are they who would send the crown prince as a host...

It should be their heads
we send to the enemy, - The Fortress

It should be their heads we send to the enemy,

That would be the end of the
barbarians' insolent requests. - The Fortress

That would be the end of the barbarians' insolent reque...

As a loyal subject, I
believe it is unthinkable - The Fortress

As a loyal subject, I believe it is unthinkable

Don't do it, Your Majesty.
This cannot happen. - The Fortress

Don't do it, Your Majesty. This cannot happen.

Put a bounty on their heads - The Fortress

Put a bounty on their heads

Are we best serving the country
by using swords in place of words? - The Fortress

Are we best serving the country by using swords in place of ...

It is not death I fear, but
the future of the country. - The Fortress

It is not death I fear, but the future of the country.

And you would hand over the future
of our country to the barbarians? - The Fortress

And you would hand over the future of our country to the bar...

If we do not send the crown prince, - The Fortress

If we do not send the crown prince,

If the crown prince is sent, you
will be scorned by the barbarians - The Fortress

If the crown prince is sent, you will be scorned by the barb...

I understand. You may
leave, all of you. - The Fortress

I understand. You may leave, all of you.

Summon the royal doctor
to care for the royal body. - The Fortress

Summon the royal doctor to care for the royal body.

How many soldiers are
in the fortress now? - The Fortress

How many soldiers are in the fortress now?

Including those at the
fortress under my command, - The Fortress

Including those at the fortress under my command,

If our will remains firm, we will
succeed in defending ourselves. - The Fortress

If our will remains firm, we will succeed in defending ourse...

I'm more worried - The Fortress

I'm more worried

I told you not to start
a fire along the wall. - The Fortress

I told you not to start a fire along the wall.

He doesn't know any better. - The Fortress

He doesn't know any better.

Sir, these men disobeyed
a direct order and set a fire. - The Fortress

Sir, these men disobeyed a direct order and set a fire.

He has very little experience.
Forgive him just this once. - The Fortress

He has very little experience. Forgive him just this once.

I am ignorant about
these things, my lord. - The Fortress

I am ignorant about these things, my lord.

But if you were to send us
to fight in this brutal cold, - The Fortress

But if you were to send us to fight in this brutal cold,

If one man starts a fire,
others will do the same - The Fortress

If one man starts a fire, others will do the same

Could you at least give us straw bags? - The Fortress

Could you at least give us straw bags?

This is the Minister of Rites.
Speak up! - The Fortress

This is the Minister of Rites. Speak up!

If you collect straw bags and
distribute them among us soldiers, - The Fortress

If you collect straw bags and distribute them among us soldi...

Nal-soe, sir. I am a blacksmith. - The Fortress

Nal-soe, sir. I am a blacksmith.

If I choose not to send the crown prince,
how do you think they will react? - The Fortress

If I choose not to send the crown prince, how do you think t...

Then they will gather their forces
and breach the fortress walls. - The Fortress

Then they will gather their forces and breach the fortress w...

Is this their idea, or yours? - The Fortress

Is this their idea, or yours?

It is what their interpreter told me.
He rides alongside General Ingguldai. - The Fortress

It is what their interpreter told me. He rides alongside Gen...

How could a father hand his
own son over to the enemy? - The Fortress

How could a father hand his own son over to the enemy?

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In 1636, King Injo hides in the mountains to avoid being part of the Qing dynasty.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk

Writer: Hwang Dong-hyuk, Hoon Kim

Production: N/A

Genre: action, drama, history

Year: 2017

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $252,895

Released: 20 Oct 2017

Awards: 21 wins & 28 nominations total

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