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Paolo wrote: Sun Feb 20, 2022 4:24 pm Has anyone ever seen this one? Sounds interesting.
The Fatal Encounter
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3479208/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Fatal Encounter (Hangul: 역린; RR: Yeokrin; lit. The King's Wrath) is a 2014
South Korean film based on a real-life assassination attempt on King Jeongjo. Jeongjo
is portrayed by Hyun Bin, in his first role in a period drama and first acting project after
being discharged from mandatory military service.[1][2][3]
King Jeongjo (1752-1800) was the 22nd ruler of the Joseon Dynasty, nicknamed the
"King of Misfortune." When he was 10 years old, Jeongjo witnessed the death of his
father Crown Prince Sado, who was executed by a royal decree ordered by his
grandfather, then-King Yeongjo. During his reign, Jeongjo was subsequently caught in
the midst of fierce party strife between the Noron and Soron factions, and survived
seven assassination attempts just in his first year as king. The film is inspired by
Jeongyuyeokbyeon, one such assassination attempt on Jeongjo by his political
opponents in 1777, the king's first year as the nation's ruler. The Fatal Encounter
depicts the 24 hours leading up to that event in Jeongjo's life and those around
him.[4][5]
This is the feature film debut of director Lee Jae-kyoo; he previously helmed the
television series Damo (2003), Fashion 70's (2005), Beethoven Virus (2008), and The
King 2 Hearts (2012), as well as the online movie The Influence (2010).
Plot
In 1777, one year after he began his reign, King Jeongjo lives a perilous palace life
amidst opposition and threats from those around him who harbor political ambitions.
He prepares himself for possible attacks by working out alone in the palace. Jeongjo is
a calm and considerate man, but he is also afraid. The only one he trusts is his loyal
court servant Gap-soo, called the king's shadow.
When Gap-soo was young, he was sold to a cruel man named Gwang-baek, who
illegally and brutally trains orphaned children to become professional assassins. Gap-
soo befriends Eul-soo, another orphan who is a few years younger than him. When
Gwang-baek is instructed to give one of his children to become a court eunuch, he asks
Gap-soo and Eul-soo to play the game of rock-paper-scissors; Gap-soo purposely loses
the game in an effort to protect Eul-soo. Thus, Gap-soo is castrated and sent to the
royal palace. There he meets Jeongjo, a young boy who is still mourning his father's
death. Meanwhile, Eul-soo continues enduring harsh training and grows up as a
merciless killer.
Years later, Eul-soo, now the deadliest member of the secret group of assassins,
receives orders to kill Jeongjo within 24 hours. He infiltrates the palace, where he falls
in love with Wol-hye, a gungnyeo (or female court servant). Jeongjo's mother Lady
Hyegyeong is also locked in dangerous conflict with the late King Yeongjo's much
younger widow, dowager Queen Jeongsun. Meanwhile, Gap-soo confesses his dark
past to Jeongjo and swears to protect him.