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The Fortress

The Fortress

2017 · Film · South Korea · Historical drama · Drama

Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk · 139 min

A 2017 historical drama about the siege of Namhansanseong.

B

OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-based dramatization

It directly depicts the 1636–1637 Byeongja Horan and the siege at Namhansanseong, as well as historical figures such as Injo, Choi Myeong-gil, and Kim Sang-heon. The core historical facts are real, but the dialogue and scenes are adaptations of Kim Hoon’s novel and cinematic reconstructions.

Siege at Namhansanseong during the Byeongja Horan

An event during the Byeongja Horan in which Injo and the Joseon court entered Namhansanseong and besieged themselves there against Qing forces.

Event details →

FACT / FICTION

Verification 4

Fact / Fiction verification

4 records
FactConfidence High

The Fortress is a 2017 work directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk.

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The work’s information and related reports confirm that it is a 2017 work and identify its director.
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  • 남한산성 - 기증된 영화유산한국영상자료원 · Specialist database · Grade BOpen source →
  • <남한산성>이 원작에서 취한 것, 혹은 배제한 것씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
FactConfidence High

The work’s core true-story and historical background is the siege at Namhansanseong during the Byeongja Horan.

On screen · Verified record
On screen
It directly depicts the 1636–1637 Byeongja Horan and the siege at Namhansanseong, as well as historical figures such as Injo, Choi Myeong-gil, and Kim Sang-heon. The core historical facts are real, but the dialogue and scenes are adaptations of Kim Hoon’s novel and cinematic reconstructions.
Verified record
It directly depicts the 1636–1637 Byeongja Horan and the siege at Namhansanseong, as well as historical figures such as Injo, Choi Myeong-gil, and Kim Sang-heon. The core historical facts are real, but the dialogue and scenes are adaptations of Kim Hoon’s novel and cinematic reconstructions.
View 4 sources
  • 남한산성 - 기증된 영화유산한국영상자료원 · Specialist database · Grade BOpen source →
  • <남한산성>이 원작에서 취한 것, 혹은 배제한 것씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
  • 병자호란한국학중앙연구원 한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
  • 호란과 북벌 계획국사편찬위원회 우리역사넷 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
DramatizedConfidence High

Not every line of dialogue, compression of time, or detailed development of events in the film can be equated one-to-one with actual records.

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On screen
Events are compressed and arranged through feature-film or documentary editing.
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Verifiable actual events and people must be distinguished from the work’s narrative construction.
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  • 남한산성 - 기증된 영화유산한국영상자료원 · Specialist database · Grade BOpen source →
  • <남한산성>이 원작에서 취한 것, 혹은 배제한 것씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
  • 병자호란한국학중앙연구원 한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
FactConfidence High

The work’s true-story and historical background includes the siege at Namhansanseong during the Byeongja Horan.

On screen · Verified record
On screen
It directly depicts the 1636–1637 Byeongja Horan and the siege at Namhansanseong, as well as historical figures such as Injo, Choi Myeong-gil, and Kim Sang-heon. The core historical facts are real, but the dialogue and scenes are adaptations of Kim Hoon’s novel and cinematic reconstructions.
Verified record
It directly depicts the 1636–1637 Byeongja Horan and the siege at Namhansanseong, as well as historical figures such as Injo, Choi Myeong-gil, and Kim Sang-heon. The core historical facts are real, but the dialogue and scenes are adaptations of Kim Hoon’s novel and cinematic reconstructions.
View 4 sources
  • 남한산성 - 기증된 영화유산한국영상자료원 · Specialist database · Grade BOpen source →
  • <남한산성>이 원작에서 취한 것, 혹은 배제한 것씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
  • 병자호란한국학중앙연구원 한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
  • 호란과 북벌 계획국사편찬위원회 우리역사넷 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →

CHARACTER ↔ PERSON

Characters and real people

3 characters

인조

Historical person
Based on a real personInjo →

Sources used

  1. 남한산성 - 기증된 영화유산한국영상자료원 · Specialist database · Grade BOpen source →
  2. <남한산성>이 원작에서 취한 것, 혹은 배제한 것씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
  3. 병자호란한국학중앙연구원 한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
  4. 호란과 북벌 계획국사편찬위원회 우리역사넷 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →