Underplayed Gems

The Last Princess (2016)

The Last Princess poster
Original title
덕혜옹주
Directed by
Hur Jin-ho
Genre
drama film, epic film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 07m
Rated
R18+
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 68 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A princess from Korea's Joseon dynasty is sent to Japan as a teenager against her will. The film follows her decades-long struggle to cope with exile and find a way back home.

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What happens

The Last Princess (Korean: 덕혜옹주; RR: Deokhyeongju; lit. 'Princess Deokhye') is a 2016 South Korean period drama film directed by Hur Jin-ho with a screenplay by Hur Gin-ho, Choi Gun-ho, Lee Han-eol, and Seo Yoo-min, based on the best-selling novel by Kwon Bi-young. It stars Son Ye-jin as Princess Deokhye, the last princess of the Joseon period. The film depicts Princess Deokhye's life in Japan after she was forced to move there at age 13 by the Imperial Japanese government, and her attempts to return to Korea. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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