Movie
Hanbando
2006 · 147 min
A tense political thriller that mixes historical mystery with high-stakes diplomacy, asking for close attention as it races to uncover a nation's hidden past.
- Directed by
- Kang Woo-suk
- Genres
- Mystery, Thriller, Drama
- Starring
- Cho Jae-hyun, Cha In-pyo, Ahn Sung-ki
- Tagline
- A nation's history overturned.
- Overview
- The President of South Korea races against time to prove the seal on documents from long dead King Gojong is fake by charging outspoken historian Choi Min-jae, and a descendant of the royal bloodline Kim Yu-shik, to find the long lost seal in order to prove that the Japanese claim to railroads is false, a claim that will stop the reunification of the two Koreas.
- How it feels
- Tense, earnest, satirical and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Politics, identity, power, betrayal
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Kang Woo-suk
- Genres
- Mystery, Thriller, Drama
- Starring
- Cho Jae-hyun, Cha In-pyo, Ahn Sung-ki
