The Uprising

Apr 1, 1999

1h 40m

★ 4.7

Overview

In the late 19th century Catholicism was gaining a foothold on Jeju island, much to the horror of the Confucian community, who were seeing their influence diminishing as well as getting increased taxes from Catholic-friendly government officers. The conflict became a religious war that resulted in a rebel Confucian army massacring hundreds of Christians in little more than a matter of days. The Uprising details the events leading up to the assault, focusing on the story of Yi Jae-su, the young man destined to become the leader of the rebel army.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

KiHweck ShiDae

Cinema Service

Les Films de L'Observatoire

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Cast

Yi Jae-su

Lee Jung-jae

Il Sook-hwa

Shim Eun-ha

Chae Goon-soo

Myung Gye-nam

Frédéric Andrau

Sébastien Tavel

Sook Hwa-mo

Yun So-jeong

Baek Eui-jeong

Oh Youn-hong

Ma Chan-sam

Kang Shin-il

Go Sam-bong

Choi Il-hwa

Boo-shi

Min Kyung-jin

Baek Hak-tan

Park Cheol-min

Seong Joo-min

Kim Jin-goo

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