Sword in Flames

Country, year: South Korea, 2018
Genre: Documentary, Historical
Director: Yang Jinyong
Time: 3 x 50'
Format: FULL HD
Release date: 15.04.2021
7,000 years ago, a woman lay cold in a tomb. She was discovered clasping a precious pieces of metal in her hands. Who were the revolutionaries that melted copper and tin together? Intriguing stories surge from the very beginning of civilization. This three-part series starts from the birth of the first bronze sword, along the 2,000-year journey from the west to the east, crossing the vast plains of the Eurasian continent. A story of a sword mightier than fire, melting the cold ices of the far East. The sword leads a journey through chaotic times when one group conquered the other, cities formed and wars were fought.