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The Concubine (2012)

The Concubine poster
Original title
후궁: 제왕의 첩
Directed by
Kim Dae-seung
Genre
drama film, erotic film, romance film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 02m
Rated
16
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 112 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman named Hwa-yeon is forced to become a royal concubine in Joseon Korea. She gets caught in a love triangle with a man seeking revenge and a prince who desires her.

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What happens

The Concubine (Korean: 후궁: 제왕의 첩; RR: Hugung: jewangui cheop; lit. 'Royal Concubine: Concubine to the King') is a 2012 South Korean historical erotic thriller film directed by Kim Dae-seung. Set in the Joseon period, it centers around Hwa-yeon (Jo Yeo-jeong), who becomes a royal concubine against her will, Kwon-yoo (Kim Min-jun), a man torn between love and revenge, and Prince Sung-won (Kim Dong-wook), who has his heart set on Hwa-yeon despite the countless women available to him. These three characters form a love triangle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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