Koreas biggest film of 2011, the period epic War of the Arrows is set in the 17th century during the second Manchu invasion of Joseon Korea. Park Hae Il ( The Host) won Best Actor at the Daejong & Blue Dragon Film Awards for his sharp portrayal of the lone archer who risks everything to save his sister, played by television starlet Moon Chae Won ( The Princess Man) who has picked up many Best New Actress awards. Directed by Kim Han Min ( Paradise Murdered), War of the Arrows turns up the tension for a fast-paced period actioner filled with thrilling chase scenes & a relentless flurry of arrows. The acclaimed blockbuster also co-stars Kim Moo Yeol ( Romantic Heaven) as Moon Chae Wons husb&, Park Ki Woong ( My Tutor Friend 2) as a Manchu prince, & Blue Dragon Best Supporting Actor Ryu Seung Ryong ( The Front Line) as the leader of the Manchurian archers.
Raised by his late fathers friend, Nam Yi (Park Hae Il) has no hope for a better station in life due to his family background, & spends most of his time in the mountains hunting & honing his archery skills. On the day of his younger sister Ja Ins (Moon Chae Won) wedding, a Manchurian legion raids the village & captures many of the villagers as slaves including Ja In. With his bow in h&, Nam Yi sets out into no mans land to take down the Manchurian archers & rescue his sister.