The Uprising

• Rated 5.0 out of 10
• Movie
• 1999
• 1h 40m
• Drama
• History
• Action

In the late 19th century Catholicism was gaining a foothold on Jeju island, much to the horror of the Confucian community, who were seeing their influence diminishing as well as getting increased taxes from Catholic-friendly government officers. The conflict became a religious war that resulted in a rebel Confucian army massacring hundreds of Christians in little more than a matter of days. The Uprising details the events leading up to the assault, focusing on the story of Yi Jae-su, the young man destined to become the leader of the rebel army.

Director

Park Kwang-su

Starring

Lee Jung-jae, Shim Eun-ha, Myung Gye-nam, Frédéric Andrau