2015 · drama · korean
The Throne
Directed by Lee Joon-ik2h 6m2015
Ancient Korea, July 4, 1762. The Crown Prince Hyojang, posthumously named Sado, son of King Yeongjo of Joseon, is accused of treason. Thus, the king asks him to commit suicide, but his closest vassals prevent it, so the king orders the prince to get inside a wooden rice chest, where he suffers deprivation of food and water.
Our read: The Throne (2015) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · korean entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / korean, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
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