Battleship Island (2017 film)
| Battleship Island | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ryoo Seung-wan |
| Starring |
Hwang Jung-min So Ji-sub Song Joong-ki |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release dates | 2017 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Battleship Island (Hangul: 군함도; RR: Goonhamdo) is an upcoming South Korean film starring Hwang Jung-min, So Ji-sub and Song Joong-ki. It is an occupation-era film about an attempted prison break from a forced labor camp on Hashima Island.
The film reunites Hwang Jung-min with Ryoo Seung-wan, who directed the 2015 hit movie Veteran starring Hwang.
Plot
About a group of about 400 Joseon workers who risk their lives to attempt an escape from Hashima, and the story of forced labor on the island.
Lee Kang-ok (Hwang Jung-min) is a bandmaster at a hotel in Kyungsung, who chooses to take his only daughter to Japan in order to keep her safe. But they get sent to the Hashima labor camp instead, and there he’ll do anything that’s asked of him, as long as he can protect his daughter.
Choi Chil-seong (So Ji-sub) is the best street fighter in Kyungsung, a coarse man who constantly stirs up troubles in the labor camp. Under his harsh and rough exterior, he has a good heart.
Park Moo-yeong (Song Joong-ki) is an independent fighter, who infiltrates the island in order to rescue a key figure in the independence movement who’s held captive there.
Cast
- Hwang Jung-min
- So Ji-sub
- Song Joong-ki
- Lee Jung-hyun
- Kim Su-an
- Yoon Kyung-ho
- Shin Seung-hwan
Production
Filming began June 17, 2016 in Cheongju, South Korea.