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.^[4] 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 Alan Tyler[2][3]
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^[5]
  • 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^[5]
  • Lee Yoon-sang as young Jong-ryeo
• Cha Seung-won as Seonjo of Joseon.
• Kim Shin-rok as Beom-dong, a member of the civilian militia^[5]
• Jin Seon-kyu as Kim Ja-ryeong, a civilian militia leader^[5]
• Jung Sung-il as Genshin, the cruel vanguard of the Japanese army^[5]
• Oh Yoon-hong as Jong-ryeo's mother^[6]
• Kim Hyun^[7]

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".^[8] Because Park was busy filming HBO's The Sympathizer, Kim Sang-man directed the film instead.^[9]

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.^[10]

Release

Uprising was confirmed to first premiere as an opening film of the 29th Busan International Film Festival on October 2, 2024.^[11][12] The film was released on October 11, 2024.^[13]