Blades of Blood

Like the Moon Escaping from the Clouds) is a 2010 South Korean period action drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik.

Persecuted by the court, Lee forms a rebel army in hopes of overthrowing the inept king and taking the throne himself.

After Mong-hak's Great Alliance rebel army defeat a large government military force, Hwang Jeong-hak confronts him alone.

Kyeon-ja, finding Jeong-hak dead, decides to head to Seoul, the capital of Joseon and final destination of Mong-hak.

"[3] Variety gave the film a mixed review, stating that "political infighting on the eve of a Japanese invasion is told with unnecessarily broad, imagistic strokes that let character-generated conflicts slip between the blades" as well as that "the film easily outdoes numerous gimmicky f/x extravaganzas, explaining its early pickup by several European and Asian distribs.