“… one helluva chase movie.” – Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter
“… nonstop action and excitement.” – Richard Kuipers, Variety
“Character development in writer-director Kim Han-Min’s thrilling War of the Arrows … is economic, precise and efficient, grounding whirlwind action sequences in an emotional connection to the characters. “ – Ernest Hardy, LA Weekly
A Hero is Born.
The Legend Begins.
WAR OF THE ARROWS
The $40MM International Box Office Smash
Hits the Bulls-eye on Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack and DVD February 21st
Bonus Materials Include a Making-Of Featurette and Deleted Scenes
Award-winning writer/director Kim Han-Min (Handphone, Paradise Murdered) unsheathes the lavish historical action epic War of the Arrows on Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack and DVD February 21st from Well Go USA Entertainment. The international box office success stars Hae-il Park (The Host) as the best archer in Korea who is forced to go up against the Qing Dynasty in order to save his younger sister (Moon Chae-Won) from Mongolian invaders.
The film was honored four times at the 2011 Daejong Awards, including Best Actor (Park Hae-il) and Best New Actress (Moon Chae-won), and picked up five trophies at the 2011 Blue Dragon Film Awards, including Best Actor (Park Hae-Il), Best Supporting Actor (Ryoo Seung-Ryong), Best New Actress (Moon Chae-Won) and the Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Movie.
Bonus features include the behind-the-scenes featurette “The Making of War of the Arrows,” interviews with the actors and director Kim Han-Min and deleted scenes. War of the Arrows will be available in a Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack for $29.98 SRP and on standard DVD for $24.98 SRP.
Synopsis:
Set in 1636, the second Manchurian invasion of Korea rages chaos, as villages are attacked by overpowering Manchurian soldiers. The Manchurians kidnap childhood sweethearts, Ja-in and Seo-Goon on their wedding day. In an effort to save his sister, Ja-in’s brother Nam-Yi sets out to defeat the enemy and save his sister and other Korean victims with only 1 bow.
Bonus Features Include:
– Actor and Director Interviews
– “The Making of War of the Arrows” Featurette
– Deleted Scenes
– Theatrical Trailers
Update: AICN has a clip.
War of the Arrows has a runtime of approximately 122 minutes and is rated R.
Links:
Amazon preorder
480p movie trailer