Underplayed Gems

A Frozen Flower (2008)

A Frozen Flower poster
Original title
쌍화점
Directed by
Yoo Ha
Genre
drama film, erotica, erotic film, LGBTQ-related film, drama fiction, historical film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 12m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 159 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A king and his bodyguard have a secret relationship. The king asks his bodyguard to sleep with the queen to produce an heir, which sets off a destructive love triangle.

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What happens

A Frozen Flower (Korean: 쌍화점; RR: Ssanghwajeom) is a 2008 South Korean historical erotic thriller film. It is directed by Yoo Ha and stars Zo In-sung, Joo Jin-mo and Song Ji-hyo. The historical film is set during Goryeo Dynasty and is loosely based on the reign of Gongmin of Goryeo (1330–1374), but it does not strictly comply with historical facts. The controversial story is about the characters' violation of royal family protocol and their pursuit of love. It was released in South Korea on December 30, 2008, and was the 6th most attended film of 2008 with 3,772,976 tickets sold. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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