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Review | Busan 2024: Uprising movie review – Gang Dong-won leads a rebellion in Netflix thriller

Big on sword-fighting, but lacking in narrative, Netflix historical movie follows two friends who end up on opposing sides in a rebellion

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Gang Dong-won as Cheon-yeong in a still from Netflix movie Uprising, directed by Kim Sang-man. Cha Seong-won and Park Jeong-min co-star. Photo: Netflix

3/5 stars

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Korean superstar Gang Dong-won plays a former slave who becomes the leader of a rebellion in Uprising, a lavish period epic from Kim Sang-man (Midnight FM).

The film opened the 29th Busan International Film Festival on October 2, and will be released on Netflix next week.

Co-written and produced by Park Chan-wook, this blood-soaked military saga set in the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) in Korea centres on a falling-out between two childhood friends, who find themselves on opposing sides of a conflict that threatens to consume the nation.
Uprising | Official Teaser | Netflix

It opens with the execution of an academic for promoting a philosophical theory that declares all people to be created equal and thereby entitled to the same rights and freedoms.

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