War of the Arrows

Name: War of the Arrows
Director: Kim Han-min
Genre: drama
Released: 2011
Rating: 7.2

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2011South KoreaLanguage: koDirected by Kim Han-min★ 7.2

Available in English: subtitled

After the death of their father, two siblings are raised by their father's best friend. However, when one gets kidnapped just before her wedding, the other rises against the Manchus.

Themes and style

Tone

brutaltensemelancholichaunting

Pacing

relentlessescalatingslow build to explosion

Story

pursuitsurvivalescapewar

Emotion

loyalty under pressuregriefsacrificeragethe family you choose

Themes

colonial historylife under oppressionnational identityfamily wounds passed down

Feel

catharticgut punchcrowd pleaserrewatchable

Violence

graphic

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