Untold Scandal (2003)

Original title

스캔들: 조선남녀상열지사

Directed by

Je-yong Lee

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

R18+

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 62 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A manipulative nobleman and his cunning cousin make a dangerous bet to seduce a chaste young widow. Their schemes unravel in the aristocratic circles of 18th century Korea.

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What happens

Untold Scandal (Korean: 스캔들 - 조선 남녀 상열지사; lit. 'Scandal: The Love Story of Men and Women in Joseon') is a 2003 South Korean historical romantic drama film directed by E J-yong, and starring Lee Mi-sook, Jeon Do-yeon, and Bae Yong-joon. Loosely based on the 1782 French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, this adaptation takes place in late 18th century Korea, during the Joseon dynasty. In South Korea, the film was given an R-18 rating by the Korean Film Ethics Commission. The film was a major commercial success, and became the fourth-highest-grossing domestic film of 2003 with 3,522,747 tickets sold nationwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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