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King and the Clown is a sud coréen film of genre Drama directed by Lee Joon-ik with Kam Woo-sung
King and the Clown (2005)
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Directed by Lee Joon-ik
OriginCoree du sud
Themes Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating72%
King and the Clown (Hangul: 왕의 남자; hanja: 王의 男子; RR: Wang-ui Namja, lit. The King's Man) is a 2005 South Korean historical drama film, starring Kam Woo-sung, Jung Jin-young and Lee Joon-gi. It was adapted from the 2000 stage play, Yi ("You") about Yeonsangun of Joseon, a Joseon dynasty king and a court clown who mocks him. It was released on 29 December 2005, runs for 119 minutes; and distributed domestically by Cinema Service and internationally by CJ Entertainment.
The movie is referred to by various titles. It is sometimes known as The King's Man (the literal English translation of the Korean title). In Chinese, the title is "王的男人" or "王和小丑", and in Japanese, it is known as "王の男". It is also known as The Royal Jester in English, as the movie's English translator found it more fitting than the original title.
The film was chosen as South Korea's official submission for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. With over 12.3 million tickets sold, it is the sixth highest grossing film in South Korea.
Synopsis
Set in the late 15th century during the reign of King Yeonsan, two male street clowns and tightrope walkers, Jangsaeng (Kam Woo-sung) and Gong-gil (Lee Joon-gi), are part of an entertainer troupe. Their manager prostitutes the beautiful Gong-gil to rich customers, and Jangsaeng is sickened by this practice. After Gong-gil kills the manager in defense of Jangsaeng, the pair flee to Seoul, where they form a new group with three other street performers.Actors
Kam Woo-sung
(Jang-sang)
Jung Jin-young
(King Yeonsan)
Lee Joon-gi
(Gong-gil)
Yoo Hae-jin
(Yuk-gab)
Kang Sung-yeon
(Jang Nok-su)
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