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The Map Against The World
The Map Against The World

The Map Against The World

One Man's Unattainable Dream Became The Greatest Map In History.

Genres

HistoryDrama

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Kim Jeong-ho's father died due to an erroneous map. Because of this, Kim Jeong-ho has a strong desire to make his own map. He begins a complete block map of Joseon.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

129 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

07 September 2016

Country

South Korea

Cast

Cha Seung-won

Cha Seung-won

Kim Jeong-ho

Yu Jun-sang

Yu Jun-sang

Heungseon Daewongun

Nam Ji-hyun

Nam Ji-hyun

Soon-sil

Nam Kyung-eup

Nam Kyung-eup

Kim Jwa-geun

Kim In-kwon

Kim In-kwon

Ba-woo

Shin Dong-mi

Shin Dong-mi

Woman from Yeoju

Jeong Bong-yeon

Jeong Bong-yeon

Roman Catholic Assembly Hall Officer 1

Yang Hae-gil

Yang Hae-gil

Roman Catholic Assembly Hall Officer 2

Lee Myung-ho

Lee Myung-ho

Hong Gyeong-rae

Han Kyu-won

Han Kyu-won

Catholic Assembly Man 1

Lee Da-il

Lee Da-il

Catholic Assembly Man 2

Lee Tae-geom

Lee Tae-geom

Kim Min-jae

Kim Yool-ho

Kim Yool-ho

Prince Geumwi

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