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War of the Arrows
2011
· Movie
· 122 min
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71/100
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66–78
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Lowest is AlloCiné on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 78.
See the most agreed on films →During the second Manchu invasion of Korea, a skilled archer named Nam-i sees his sister, Ja-in, kidnapped by Qing soldiers on her wedding day. With his exceptional bowmanship as his only weapon, Nam-i pursues the war party alone into the wilderness. He engages in a relentless chase, using his knowledge of the terrain and his unparalleled accuracy to pick off the enemy one by one. The mission becomes a personal war against the commanding officer, as Nam-i fights against overwhelming odds to rescue his sister.
Details
- Director
- Kim Han-min
- Writer
- Kim Han-min
- Released
- 10 August 2011
- Country
- South Korea, United States
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $8.0M
- Box office
- $49.0M
- Awards
- 14 wins, 13 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 27 →14 wins from 27 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| 48th Baeksang Arts Awards 2012 | Best Actor | Park Hae-il | Nominee |
| 6th Asian Film Awards 2012 | People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor | Park Hae-il | Nominee |
| 6th Asian Film Awards 2012 | Best Actor | Park Hae-il | Nominee |
| 19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards 2011 | Grand Prize ("Daesang") for Film | Park Hae-il | Winner |
| 19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards 2011 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Film | Moon Chae-won | Winner |
| 19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards 2011 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Film | Ryu Seung-ryong | Winner |
| 31st Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2011 | Best Visual Effects | Han Young-woo | Winner |
| 31st Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2011 | Best Cinematography | Kim Tae-seong, Park Jong-chul | Winner |
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32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards
11 nominations, 5 won
| Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film | War of the Arrows | Winner |
| Best Actor | Park Hae-il | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Moon Chae-won | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ryu Seung-ryong | Winner |
| Technical Award | Oh Se-young | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Jang Chun-seop | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Kim Tae-seong | Nominee |
| Best Director | Kim Han-min | Nominee |
| Best Film | War of the Arrows | Nominee |
| Best Lighting | Kim Gyeong-seok | Nominee |
| Best Music | Kim Tae-seong | Nominee |
48th Grand Bell Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Park Hae-il | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Moon Chae-won | Winner |
| Best Sound Effects | Choi Tae-young | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Han Young-woo | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Jang Chun-seop | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Kim Tae-seong, Park Jong-chul | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Kwon Yu-jin | Nominee |
| Best Film | War of the Arrows | Nominee |
19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Film | Moon Chae-won | Winner |
| Grand Prize ("Daesang") for Film | Park Hae-il | Winner |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Film | Ryu Seung-ryong | Winner |
31st Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Kim Tae-seong, Park Jong-chul | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Han Young-woo | Winner |
6th Asian Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Park Hae-il | Nominee |
| People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor | Park Hae-il | Nominee |
48th Baeksang Arts Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Park Hae-il | Nominee |