The Great Battle (2018)
Fight to the death.
Genre : War, History, Action
Runtime : 2H 15M
Director : Kim Kwang-sik
Writer : Kim Kwang-sik, Kim Yoo-jin, Park Eun-kyo, Yoon Pil-joon
Synopsis
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