War of The Arrows

Asia / English
Action / History

Korea’s biggest film of 2011, the period epic War of the Arrows is set in the 17th century during the second Manchu invasion of Joseon Korea.
Raised by his late father’s friend, Nam Yi (Park Hae Il) has no hope for a better station in life due to his family background, and spends most of his time in the mountains hunting and honing his archery skills. On the day of his younger sister Ja In’s (Moon Chae Won) wedding, a Manchurian legion raids the village and captures many of the villagers as slaves including Ja In. With his bow in hand, Nam Yi sets out into no man’s land to take down the Manchurian archers and rescue his sister.