Uprising
Uprising
The central narrative, including Cheon-yeong and Jong-ryeo, is a work of fiction, not a story about real people from historical records. Park Jeong-min’s Jong-ryeo is a cinematic character conceived as the son of a yangban family who becomes one of King Seonjo’s closest military officials. Kang Dong-won’s Cheon-yeong is a cinematic character conceived as a slave and a member of a righteous army.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Inspired reconstruction
A historical-background drama film that directly borrows only the actual historical setting of the Imjin War and the era of King Seonjo, while the director explicitly stated that the central characters and story are entirely created.
Imjin War
A war between Joseon and Japan that lasted from 1592 to 1598. The film's historical period setting.
FACT / FICTION
Verification 11
Fact / Fiction verification
11 recordsUprising is a 2024 Korean action-war film directed by Kim Sang-man.
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- The KOFIC film database confirms this.
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- Uprising (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
The listed runtime differs: KOFIC gives 126 minutes, while Cine21 gives 127 minutes.
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- The difference in listings between the official and industry databases is recorded as-is.
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- Uprising (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 전,란 상세정보씨네21 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
The film's actual historical setting is the Imjin War and the era of King Seonjo.
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- Director Kim Sang-man explained that the actual basis was the “period setting of the Imjin War and the era of King Seonjo.”
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- [2024 BIFF] '전,란' 김상만 감독 인터뷰iMBC · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
- '전,란' 김상만 감독 "조선시대 아포칼립스 그리고 싶어 거대한 세트 제작"iMBC · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
The central story, including Cheon-yeong and Jong-ryeo, is created rather than a story about people who appear in historical records.
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- The director stated that everything apart from the historical background was a created story.
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- [2024 BIFF] '전,란' 김상만 감독 인터뷰iMBC · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
- '전,란' 김상만 감독 "조선시대 아포칼립스 그리고 싶어 거대한 세트 제작"iMBC · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
Seonjo was an actual Joseon king and is played by Cha Seung-won.
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- The Netflix title page and a director interview confirm the portrayal of Seonjo.
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- 전,란Netflix · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- [2024 BIFF] '전,란' 김상만 감독 인터뷰iMBC · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
Kang Dong-won's Cheon-yeong is a cinematic character conceived as a slave and a member of the righteous army.
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- Netflix's official synopsis introduces Cheon-yeong as a member of the righteous army who was formerly Jong-ryeo's servant.
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- 전,란Netflix · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- '전,란' 김상만 감독 "조선시대 아포칼립스 그리고 싶어 거대한 세트 제작"iMBC · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
Park Jeong-min's Jong-ryeo is a cinematic character conceived as the son of a yangban family who becomes Seonjo's closest military official.
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- Netflix's official synopsis presents this characterization.
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- 전,란Netflix · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- '전,란' 김상만 감독 "조선시대 아포칼립스 그리고 싶어 거대한 세트 제작"iMBC · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
The director said he tried to refer extensively to the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, but created the characters to represent each social class.
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- This was said by the director at a press conference.
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- [2024 BIFF] '전,란' 김상만 감독 인터뷰iMBC · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
Shin Cheol and Park Chan-wook participated in writing the screenplay.
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- Cine21's crew information confirms this.
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- 전,란 상세정보씨네21 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
It was selected as the opening film of the 2024 Busan International Film Festival.
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- KOFIC lists it as the BIFF 2024 Opening Film.
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- Uprising (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
Netflix is currently streaming Uprising in Korea.
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- It is currently available on Netflix's official title page.
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- 전,란Netflix · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
선조
Historical personBased on a real personSeonjo →
종려
Fictional character천영
Fictional characterSources used
- Uprising (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 전,란 상세정보씨네21 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- [2024 BIFF] '전,란' 김상만 감독 인터뷰iMBC · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
- '전,란' 김상만 감독 "조선시대 아포칼립스 그리고 싶어 거대한 세트 제작"iMBC · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
- 전,란Netflix · Production material · Grade AOpen source →