Uprising (2024 film)

Uprising (Korean: 전,란; lit. War and Revolt) is a 2024 South Korean historical war action film directed by Kim Sang-man, written by Shin Cheol and Park Chan-wook, and starring Gang Dong-won, Park Jeong-min, Kim Shin-rok, Jin Seon-kyu, Jung Sung-il, and Cha Seung-won. The film depicts the lives of two childhood friends-turned-adversaries during Japanese invasions of Korea.^[2] It had its first premiere as opening film of the 29th Busan International Film Festival on October 2, 2024, and was released on Netflix on the October 11, 2024.

Uprising
Promotional poster
Hangul	전,란
Hanja	戰,亂
Literal meaning	War and Revolt[1]
Revised Romanization	Jeon, ran
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏn, ran
Directed by	Kim Sang-man
Written by	Shin Cheol Park Chan-wook
Produced by	Park Chan-wook Yoon Suk-chan Baek Ji-sun Go Dae-suk
Starring	Gang Dong-won Park Jeong-min Kim Shin-rok Jin Seon-kyu Jung Sung-il Cha Seung-won
Cinematography	Ju Sung-rim
Edited by	Han Mi-yeon
Music by	Jo Young-wook
Production companies	Moho Film Semicolon Studio
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02) (BIFF) October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11) (Netflix)
Running time	126 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Premise

Cheon Yeong, a slave with remarkable martial prowess who struggles to break free from an unjust servitude, and Jong-ryeo, Cheon Yeong's master, meeting again as enemies of King Seonjo's closest military officer and volunteer soldier during a time of chaos.

Cast

• Gang Dong-won as Cheon Yeong, a man with the best swordsmanship skills^[3]
  • Jin Jae-hee as young Cheon Yeong
• Park Jeong-min as Lee Jong-ryeo, the son of Joseon's highest military official and King Seonjo's closest military officer^[3]
  • Lee Yoon-sang as young Jong-ryeo
• Cha Seung-won as King Seonjo, the king of Joseon.
• Kim Shin-rok as Beom-dong, a member of the civilian militia^[3]
• Jin Seon-kyu as Kim Ja-ryeong, a civilian militia leader^[3]
• Jung Sung-il as Genshin, the cruel vanguard of the Japanese army^[3]
• Kim Hyun^[4]

Production

Development

In June 2023, Park Chan-wook revealed that he was writing the film's script "for a long time, but [he] finished it in 2019".^[5] Because Park was busy filming the HBO series The Sympathizer, Kim Sang-man directed the film instead.^[6]

Casting

On June 7, 2023, Netflix confirmed production of the film with the casting of Gang Dong-won, Park Jeong-min, Cha Seung-won, Kim Shin-rok, Jin Seon-kyu, Jung Sung-il.^[7]

Release

Uprising was confirmed to first premiere as an opening film of the 29th Busan International Film Festival on October 2, 2024.^[8][9] The film was released on October 11, 2024.^[10]

References

1. Brzeski, Patrick (June 6, 2023). "Park Chan-wook to Produce, Co-Write Korean Period Thriller 'War and Revolt' for Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
2. Frater, Patrick (June 6, 2023). "Park Chan-wook-Produced 'War and Revolt' Set at Netflix". Variety. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
3. Yeo, Gladys (October 2, 2024). "Netflix drops new trailer for original Korean period action film 'Uprising'". NME. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
4. Son, Bong-suk (May 31, 2023). 배우 김현, 박찬욱 감독 제작 넷플릭스 '전,란' 출연. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved February 7, 2024.
5. Jeong Hee-yeon (June 21, 2023). 박찬욱 감독, '전,란' 간섭-제작비 언급에 넷플릭스 CEO "전혀 문제 無" [Director Park Chan-wook interferes with 'Jeon, Ran' - Netflix CEO says there is no problem at all when mentioning production costs] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
6. 영화 판 뒤흔들 '거장' 봉준호·박찬욱이 온다 ['Maestro' Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook are coming to shake up the movie industry.]. 스포츠동아 (in Korean). January 3, 2024.
7. Cho Ji-young (June 7, 2023). [공식] 강동원X박정민, 박찬욱 제작 넷플릭스 영화 '전,란' 캐스팅 확정 [[Official] Kang Dong-Won X Park Jung-Min, Park Chan-Wook Produced Netflix Movie 'Jeon, Ran' Casting Confirmed] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023 – via Naver.
8. Kim, Da-sol (September 3, 2024). "Netflix Korean period film 'Uprising' to open 29th BIFF". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
9. Woo, Jae-yeon (October 2, 2024). "BIFF opens with Netflix's 'Uprising,' expands lineup despite setbacks". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
10. Woo, Ji-won (September 6, 2024). "Netflix historical film 'Uprising' to be released Oct. 11". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

External links

• Uprising on Netflix
• Uprising at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
• Uprising at IMDb 
• Uprising at HanCinema