Synopsis
When the scholar Jeong Yak-jeon is exiled to Heuksando Island during the Catholic Persecution of 1801, he decides to write a fish-based encyclopaedia.
Movie Information
- Director
- Lee Joon-ik
- Writers
- Kim Se-gyeom
- Release Year
- 2021
- Runtime
- 126 minutes
- Genre
- History, Drama
- Language
- KO
- Country
- South Korea
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 (39 votes)
Top Cast
Sul Kyung-gu
Jeong Yak-jeon
Byun Yo-han
Chang-dae
Lee Jung-eun
Mrs. Gageo
Min Do-hee
Bok-rye
Cha Soon-bae
Poong-heon
Kang Ki-young
Lee Gang-hoe
Ryu Seung-ryong
Jeong Yak-yong
Jo Woo-jin
Byeol Jang
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