The Admiral: Roaring Currents

Name: The Admiral: Roaring Currents
Director: Kim Han-min
Genre: drama
Released: 2014
Rating: 7

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2014South KoreaLanguage: koDirected by Kim Han-min★ 7

Available in English: subtitled

Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Battle of Myeongryang.

Themes and style

Tone

bleaktensehauntinghopeful

Pacing

slow burnescalatingslow build to explosion

Story

warsurvivalsiege

Emotion

sacrificeloyalty under pressureredemptionrage

Themes

national identitycolonial historylife under oppressioncorrupt institutions

Feel

catharticcrowd pleaserexhaustingdiscussion starter

Violence

graphic

Where to watch

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