Set in 18th century Korea, long-ruling King Yeongjo's struggle with his son, Sado, sees the king take extreme measures in order to deal with his heir.
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Kang-ho Song | ... | King Yeongjo | |
| Ah-in Yoo | ... | Crown Prince Sado | |
| Geun-young Moon | ... | Lady Hyegyeong | |
| Hae-sook Kim | ... | Queen Inwon (as Hae-suk Kim) | |
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Won-Sang Park | ... | Hong Bong-han (as Won-sang Park) |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Ji-seong Eom | ... | Crown Prince Sado (young) (as Ji Sung Uhm) |
| Hye-jin Jeon | ... | Yeong-bin, Lady Yi | |
| Ji-hee Jin | ... | Princess Hwawan | |
| So-dam Park | ... | Lady Moon | |
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Ye-ji Seo | ... | Queen Jeongsun |
| Ji-seob So | ... | King Jeongjo | |
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Over a period of eight days, an 18th. century Korean king punishes his only son for attempted regicide. Flashbacks reveal the chain of events that led the son to rebel against his father in this tale of the strained relationships that exist between all fathers (who want their sons to grow into fine and competent men) and their sons (who struggle to prove themselves in order to earn their fathers' respect and approval). Written by FourByFour
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16 September 2015 (South Korea) See more »Also Known As:
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It was also selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. See more »Quotes
King Yeongjo: [leaning against the rice chest his dead son is locked in, weeping] You... my silly boy... Why did you have to... commit this atrocity?See more »
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1. Very poorly executed film.
2. Song is the Best actor in the world at the moment! But he was completely wasted!
3. Yoo performed really well. But script was too feeble to hold it up!
Frustrating movie! Too much talking!! Too less entertaining!!