Paolo wrote: Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:13 pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

Milkman (imported) wrote: Sat Jun 14, 2014 10:23 am s a very graphic castration scene

Milkman (imported) wrote: Tue Feb 01, 2022 1:00 pm 02705380]
s a very graphic castration scene

Losethem (imported) wrote: Tue Feb 01, 2022 4:29 pm In the interest of transparency, it requires a payment which goes to the author of the post identifying the movie.

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.