Festival
Uprising opened the Busan film festival, the first streaming film to do so
Kim Sang Man's Uprising, co-written and produced by Park Chan Wook, opened the 29th Busan International Film Festival on 2 October 2024 and reached Netflix on 11 October. It later won three Baeksang film awards.
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Uprising opened the 29th Busan International Film Festival on 2 October 2024, the first time a streaming platform’s film had opened the festival. Kim Sang Man directed it and Park Chan Wook co-wrote and produced it. Netflix released it worldwide nine days later, on 11 October 2024.
What Uprising is about
Two boys grow up together in Joseon, one born into slavery and the other the son of the household that owns him. The story follows them into adulthood and onto opposite sides during the Japanese invasions of Korea between 1592 and 1598, when the friendship turns into enmity.
The Korean title is 전,란 (Jeon, Ran). The literal rendering War and Chaos is not an official title: Netflix and the festival released the film as Uprising.
Uprising cast and characters
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Kang Dong Won | Cheon Yeong, the enslaved boy |
| Park Jeong Min | Lee Jong Ryeo, his young master |
| Cha Seung Won | King Seonjo |
| Kim Shin Rok | Beom Dong |
| Jin Sun Kyu | Kim Ja Ryeong |
| Jung Sung Il | Genshin |
The screenplay is by Shin Chul and Park Chan Wook, and the production companies are Moho Film and Semicolon Studio.
The BIFF 2024 opening night
The Korea Herald reported the selection on 3 September 2024 as the first time a streaming platform’s film would open Asia’s largest film festival. That year Netflix also signed on as a BIFF industry partner for the first time. The festival ran from 2 to 11 October 2024 in Busan and screened 279 films from 63 countries; Eric Khoo’s Spirit World closed it.
The film went straight from the festival to Netflix with no theatrical release, so it has no box office and no KOFIC admissions figure.
Awards since the premiere
At the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards on 5 May 2025, Uprising won three film prizes, more than any other film at the ceremony: Best Screenplay for Shin Chul and Park Chan Wook, Best New Actor for Jung Sung Il, and a technical award for Jo Yeong Wook’s score. Park Jeong Min then won Best Supporting Actor at the 34th Buil Film Awards on 18 September 2025.
Questions people ask
Is Uprising a Park Chan Wook film? He co-wrote and produced it. The director is Kim Sang Man.
Where can you watch Uprising? It is a Netflix film and streams there.
How long is Uprising? 126 minutes.
What is confirmed
- Confirmed. Uprising opened the 29th Busan International Film Festival on 2 October 2024, the first streaming platform film to open it. The festival ran 2 to 11 October 2024.
- Confirmed. Director Kim Sang Man; screenplay by Shin Chul and Park Chan Wook; Park Chan Wook also produced. Netflix release 11 October 2024.
- Confirmed. Kang Dong Won as Cheon Yeong, Park Jeong Min as Lee Jong Ryeo, Cha Seung Won as King Seonjo, Kim Shin Rok as Beom Dong, Jin Sun Kyu as Kim Ja Ryeong, Jung Sung Il as Genshin.
- Confirmed. Three film awards at the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards (5 May 2025) and Best Supporting Actor for Park Jeong Min at the 34th Buil Film Awards (18 September 2025).
- Corrected. An earlier version of this story called the film War and Chaos, a literal translation of the Korean title, and gave the festival's closing date as 10 October. The film's English title is Uprising and the festival closed on 11 October.
- Not applicable. There was no theatrical release, so there is no box office or KOFIC admissions figure.
- 3 September 2024 BIFF names Uprising as its opening film
- 2 October 2024 World premiere on the festival's opening night in Busan
- 11 October 2024 Netflix releases the film worldwide; the festival closes the same day
- 5 May 2025 Three wins at the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards, including Best Screenplay
- 18 September 2025 Park Jeong Min wins Best Supporting Actor at the 34th Buil Film Awards
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