Hwangsanbul
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| Directed by | Lee Jun-ik |
| Starring | Joong-Hoon Park Jin-yeong Jeong Ji-myeong Oh |
| Running time | 104 mins. |
| Language | Korean |
Hwangsanbul (황산벌), or Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield, is a Korean comedy movie of 2003. It was directed by Lee Jun-ik. Its plot is about the war between Baekje and Silla in the 7th century.
Plot
The movie starts out with a meeting between the rulers of Baekje, Silla, Tang China, and Goguryeo. They are arguing why the Korean southern kingdoms have to pay tribute to China, even though Tang is only 50 years old. The king of Silla sides with the King of Tang. The movie flashes forward to the scene in which Baekje soldiers rush to the king with ill news of Silla and Tang allying together, bringing an army of 50,000 soldiers. The Baekje council discusses battle plans. But in the end, all of the officials run away out of cowardice. The king of Baekje calls for the great warrior, Kyebaek. He accepts the offer to protect his country after three glasses of wine. At night, two Baekje soldiers are ordered to converse with Silla soldiers at the Silla camp. Since Silla and Baekje have different dialects of Korean, the soldiers have to adjust the way they speak. However, one of the soldiers slips and accidentally uses a Baekje word, causing commotion within the Silla ranks.
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