SOUTH KOREA · 2012

The Concubine

Kim Dae-seung
royal palace intrigue forbidden desire power and corruption social class conflict survival and sacrifice
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Living a torturous life of poverty and barely able to survive, Hwa-yeon decides to offer herself as one of the king’s concubines. Once inside the royal palace, two men are immediately seized by the woman - the Grand Prince Seong-won, a megalomaniacal ruler drunk with power and lust, and Kwon-yoo, who has everything to lose if his desire for Hwa-yeon is exposed.

Year2012
CountrySouth Korea
DirectorKim Dae-seung
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