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‘The Throne’ Opens Successfully by Gaining More Than 1 Mln Audience during Weekend

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean period drama about a Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) king who starved his own son to death was the top performer at the local box office over the weekend, data showed Monday. “The Throne” drew 1.32 million viewers during the Sept. 18-20 weekend, bringing the film’s total attendance to 1.8 [...]

“Reinterpreting History Requires Grave Responsibility,” ‘The Throne’ Director

“History is a common asset, not a bowl that a filmmaker can lock in his own world. Reinterpreting history in a director’s own way is a job requiring a grave sense of responsibility.” “About 70 to 80 percent of the lines are from the historical materials. I closely looked into all available history records such [...]