If you loved Battlefield Heroes, try Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Lee Joon-ik, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / History / War territory. If that's the register that drew you to Battlefield Heroes, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield is
Lee Joon-ik gives Korean history a comedic spin. The film follows King Kim Choon-chu of Shilla's alliance with China's Tang empire to conquer the rival kingdom of Baekche, opposed by General Kye Baek. It's a war, but with jokes.

