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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Fortress. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
War + Drama in South Korea
29 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the War and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Fortress itself).
Other Titles From Siren Pictures
The 2016–2018 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2016-2018 South Korea release window, The Fortress sits at #192 of 268. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Fortress premiered alongside 88 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 88 other South Korea films in 2017.
The 891st South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
114 audience reviews — more than 85% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 82th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Fortress, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- korean history · 2
- mountain fortress · 2
- 17th century · 12
- qing dynasty · 7
- chinese invasion of korea · 7
- based on novel or book · 288
- based on true story · 98
- joseon dynasty · 42
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 |