The Last Princess (2016)

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

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.

melancholicpoignantslow-burntragichistoricalintimateresilientbittersweet

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)

Trailer

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