The King and the Clown

The King and the Clown

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Total votes: 5740

Director: Lee Joon Ik

Release Date: Dec 29, 2005

Duration: 1 hr. 59 min.

Year: 2005

Country: South Korea

Native Title: 왕의 남자

Content Rating: 15+ – Teens 15 or older

Alternative Titles: Wangui Namja, 왕의남자

Genre: Drama, Historical

Synopsis

At the height of the 16th-century Joseon Dynasty, a pair of rural male actors – boisterous, macho Jang Seng and quiet, feminine Gong Gil – travels to Seoul and team up with a struggling acting troupe. When their irreverent show, complete with enough bawdy humor and gender-bending to make a contemporary audience blush, mocks the famously hedonistic king, they get more than they bargained for.

After being promptly arrested, they’re given achance to spare themselves if they can make the king laugh. To everyone’s surprise, the ecstatic monarch loves the show and names the actors’ official court jesters, giving them more extravagant food and shelter than they’d ever imagined. But the king’s attentiveness to Gong Gil makes it quickly apparent that humour isn’t the only thing motivating his generosity. The king’s mistress, the country’s ministers and Jang Seng soon grow suspicious, and jealousy and anger spring from all sides.

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