The Throne (2015)

Original title

사도

Directed by

Lee Joon-ik

Genre

drama film, period drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

G

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 102 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A crown prince is deemed unfit to rule by his own father the king. The movie follows the prince's life and his father's decision to lock him in a rice chest as punishment.

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What happens

The Throne (Korean: 사도; RR: Sado) is a 2015 South Korean historical drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik, starring Song Kang-ho and Yoo Ah-in. Set during the reign of King Yeongjo, the film is about the life of Crown Prince Sado, the heir to the throne who was deemed unfit to rule and, at age 27, was condemned to death by his own father by being locked in a rice chest for eight days. The Throne won three awards at the 35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, including Best Film. It was also selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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