Wang-ui namja (2005)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Jun-ik Lee

Writers:

Seok-Hwan Choi (writer)
Tae-woong Kim (play)

Release Date:

29 December 2005 (South Korea)

Genre:

Drama | History | Thriller

Plot:

Two clowns living in the Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution, but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh. |

Plot Keywords:

King | Gay Interest | Palace Intrigue | Gay Kiss | Korea

Cast

Woo-seong Kam	...	Jang-sang
Jin-yeong Jeong	...	King Yeonsan
Seong-Yeon Kang	...	Nok-su Jang (as Sung-Yeon Kang)
Jun-gi Lee	...	Gong-gil
Hang-Seon Jang	...	Cheo-sun
Hae-jin Yu	...	Yuk-gab
Seok-yong Jeong	...	Chil-duk
Seung-hun Lee	...	Pal-bok

Also Known As:

King and His Men (Hong Kong: English title)
The King and the Clown (International: English title)

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | China:(Banned) | France:Unrated | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

South Korea

Company:

Eagle Pictures

Trivia:

In 2006, this film became the highest grossing Korean film to its date selling over 12 million tickets (with a total gross of over US$70 million) and surpassing the previous record holder, Taegukgi (2004). Its box office record was broken later in the year by Gwoemul (2006).

Quotes:

Jang-sang: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ahhh ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
[From subtitles]
Jang-sang: You have the wrong man. I wrote it. He's innocent. The audacity of it has my signature all over it. After all, it was by audacity that I got in the palace.
Nok-su Jang: You're making this up!
Jang-sang: Well, well.
[Stands up defiantly in front of the King and Nok-su]
Jang-sang: A whore and her tongue's work is never done.
Nok-su Jang: How DARE you!

must see!!

anyone anywhere that gets the opportunity to see this movie on the big screen must absolutely do so!! as a Korean i'm quite critical about films from my home country. i personally think this is another movie my country's created that will live up to international standards and expectations. it has made me prouder to be a Korean. i won't say anything about the storyline except that it was a new perspective in looking at the Korean history of that era, and has brought a new dimension to productions based on Korean history. the acting, sound, costume and of course story all fit together like a beautiful jigsaw puzzle made complete. i'm just worried the incredible script won't be translated properly across to the world.

people everywhere, please watch this movie if you get the chance to. you won't regret it. i've already seen it four times on the big screen. now i'm just waiting for the DVD to come out (i hear they're going to release the full 4 hour version)