South Korea,
2001, 133 min
(Director's cut: 154 min)
Directed by:
Seong-soo KimScreenplay:
Seong-soo KimCinematography:
Hyung-koo KimComposer:
Shirō SagisuCast:
Woo-seong Jeong, Seong-gi Ahn, Jin-mo Joo, Ziyi Zhang, Yong-woo Park, Hae-jin Yu, Jeong-hak Park, Seok-yong Jeong, Jae-ho Song, Ringo Yu, Doo-il Lee (more)Plots(1)
In 1375, China was in chaos between the Yuan & Ming Dynasties. Coryo sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers, a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got charged as spies sent in exile to a remote desert. On the way the group came across a Yuan troop, the Coryo soldiers managed to survive the battle. They began the journey to the faraway home country. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2001 - Technical Achievement
- 2001 - Asif Kapadia (The Douglas Hickox Award)
- 2001 - Best British Independent Film
- 2001 - Dario Marianelli (Best Original Music)