"Forbidden desire, sumptuous tragedy."
Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.
Released in 2005, King and the Clown is a drama, history and thriller film from Cineworld (South Korea). It was directed by Lee Joon-ik and written by Choi Seok-hwan. The cast is led by Kam Woo-sung, Lee Joon-gi, Jung Jin-young, Kang Sung-yeon and Yoo Hai-jin. With a runtime of 2h 1m, the film averages 7.0/10 across 126 TMDB ratings.
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