Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield
2003 · 104 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 315 VOTES · DIR. Lee Joon-ik
Overview
Set in the 7th century AD during the Korean peninsula's division into three perpetually warring kingdoms, Once Upon A Time In A Battlefield focuses on the Shilla's king Kim Choon-chu efforts to conquer his rivals: Koguryo and Baekche. To achieve this goal, he allies with mainland China's Tang empire, the superpower of the era, and together the two polities plan to attack first the weakest Baekche at its main fortress of Hwangsanbul, guarding the only easy access to the mountainous interior. But the fortress commander General Kye Baek (Park Joong-hoon) will be resisting to the end...This comedy relays on clash between ancient time and modern language combined with irony and distance to the war.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,033 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:37 Joonghoon Park
00:03:31 How dare you speak to the emperor like that?
00:07:09 This is Namhan River
00:10:18 we've never been on
00:13:49 You know why I'm sending you for the post war negotiation
00:18:05 And we do the bloody battles with Baekche
00:21:27 Don't just sit there
00:27:15 How long have we been together?
00:30:49 This is do or die, men. No in-betweens!
00:34:07 absolutely no clue!
00:38:37 How did you know that?
00:42:07 And stuff donkey dicks in the holes
00:45:37 That's it. That's the essence of the bribe
00:49:34 Kye-Baek's dog! One-eyed punk!
00:53:18 Why didn't they attack?
00:58:02 No retreating!
01:02:04 You mean you want to die? You're a man's man!
01:05:50 How can you be his nephew and a son-in-law?
01:09:10 Kill him! Kill him!
01:13:08 A couple of showers, for sure
01:16:22 Take your time, please
01:23:57 This is our land, you mother fucker!
01:32:03 It's so hot
01:36:39 We fought like dogs and they took the meat, because of you!