South Korea Synopsis
남한산성
“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.
The 2016–2018 South Korea Window
268 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Fortress sits at position #192.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Fortress. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Siren Pictures
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Fortress premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #830 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea War productions specifically: #28 of 35 (top 80%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Siren Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 20m |
| Release Date | October 3, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt7160176 |