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| The King And The Clown (2005) | |
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| Country: South Korea Release Year: 2005 | ![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_SfvnHRwRq6s/TZC_CvlRYcI/AAAAAAAAAXs/brZBwnB-0fE/playtrailer.png) | Aka: Wang-ui namja Director: Lee Jun Ik Writer: Choi Seok Hwan, Kim Tae Wung Language: Korean Genre: Drama, History, Thriller Runtime: 121 min
Cast: | | Lee Jun Ki, Gam Woo Seong Jeong Jin Yeong, Kang Seong Yeon Yu Hae Jin, Jeong Seok Yong |
Studio: | | Eagle Pictures, Cinema Service | Imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492835/ | |
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South Korean director Lee Joon-ik's feature The King and the Clown has the double distinction of being the highest-grossing film in Korean history at the time of its release and one of the first Korean commercial films to deal openly and unabashedly with gay themes; it is regarded in many quarters as "the Korean Brokeback Mountain." Adapted from Kim Tae-Woong's play Yi, this period drama concerns two 16th century, Chosun Era clowns: the supremely self-assured Jang-seng (Kam Woo-seong) and transsexual Gong-gil (Lee Jun-gi), who earn a meager living as street performers in Hanyang. Miraculously, their excruciating poverty comes to an end when the tyrannical King Yon-san (Jeong Jin-yeong) catches their act and, delighted, invites them to serve as resident court jesters at his palace. But matters grow increasingly complex and tricky when Yon-san feels a torrent of lust for Gong-gil and attempts to possess the androgynous performer. This elicits unbridled jealousy from Jang-seng and not only sets him on a head-to-head collision course with the king, but threatens to propel Yon-san into full insanity.
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