Ssang-hwa-jeom (2008)

A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard.

Director:

Ha Yoo (as Ha Yu)

Writer:

Ha Yoo (screenplay) (as Ha Yu)

Stars:

In-sung Jo, Jin-mo Ju, Ji-Hyo Song

4 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
In-sung Jo	...	Hong-rim (as In-seong Jo)
Jin-mo Ju	...	King
Ji-Hyo Song	...	Queen
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yong-gu Do
Jong-hyeon Hong	...	King's man #1
Min Ji-Hyun	...	Concubine (as Ji-hyeon Min)
In-beom Ko	...	Yeon Ki-mok
Tae-won Kwon	...	Jo Il-moon
Se-Rang Lee
Ju-hwan Lim	...	Han-baek
Ji-hyeok Min
Min-woo No	...	Min-wu (as Min-wu Noh)
Lee Poong-Yoon	...	King (young)
Yeong-ju Seo	...	Han-baek (young) (as Young-ju Seo)
Ji-ho Shim	...	Seung-gi

Storyline

The King (Joo Jin-mo) of Goryeo is married to a Yuan Dynasty princess (Song Ji-hyo), but they do not have any children. There is constant pressure on the king both from the Yuan emperor and his own counselors to produce a crown prince and ensure the continuity of the royal dynasty. The king's palace guard is composed of thirty six young soldiers, led by military commander Hong-rim (Jo In-sung), who is also the king's lover. The king finally decides to charge him with a strange commission: copulate the queen and beget a child. Hong-rim and the queen are uncomfortable accepting the royal order first, but they finally comply. However, their relationship does not stop at procreation, but genuinely true and intense romance soon blossoms between the two, and in this strong and close intimate relationship there is no place for the king.

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Plot Keywords:

bodyguard | nudity | gay | royal court | castration | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance

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Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

30 December 2008 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

A Frozen Flower

Filming Locations:

South Korea

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Opus Pictures,Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

143 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Hong-rim: [from subtitle]
[He kneels on the ground, behind the king who is standing]
Hong-rim: Your Majesty. I deserve to die. I was blinded by foolish desires and betrayed and humiliated you.
[He put a special sword in front of himself on the ground, crying]
Hong-rim: This is the very sword you granted me. Please take my life with it. I shall seek your forgiveness in death.
King: [the king turns back and looks at him] You've given away something more precious than life. What good would it do to take your life, now?

User Reviews

Porcelain movie

About love. Its nuances, price and forms. Beautiful, powerful and aesthetic exercise. Fight scenes makes with delicate attention and the action as mountain river. Nothing new for a Coreean production. ButA Frozen Flower is interesting not only for colors and recreation of an era. Cntemporan questions are parts of a historical drama and the answers are sword blades. The tyrant is not a gray character. The loyal friend is not the traitor without conscience. The child is seal of crisis. Love is not a white page but a drawing in which two men hunt. The happiness and the sense of their search. In fact, a movie of porcelain. Game of emotions and sensitive description of feelings. The end, not special, is ribbon of a military book about peace essence.