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The Concubine

The Concubine

The one the king couldn't have.

20125.82h 2m

Overview

Living a torturous life of poverty and barely able to survive, Hwa-yeon decides to offer herself as one of the king’s concubines. Once inside the royal palace, two men are immediately seized by the woman - the Grand Prince Seong-won, a megalomaniacal ruler drunk with power and lust, and Kwon-yoo, who has everything to lose if his desire for Hwa-yeon is exposed.

Directed by Kim Dae-seung
Written by Kim Dae-seung, Kim Mee-jeung, Hwang Yoon-jung
Produced by Park Seong-il
Box Office0Revenue: $16.5M

Top Cast

Cho Yeo-jeong

Cho Yeo-jeong

Hwa-yeon

Kim Dong-wook

Kim Dong-wook

Grand Prince Seong-Won

Kim Min-jun

Kim Min-jun

Kwon-yoo / Choong-young

Park Ji-young

Park Ji-young

King's Mother

Cho Eun-ji

Cho Eun-ji

Geum-ok

Lee Kyung-young

Lee Kyung-young

Chief Eunuch

Ahn Suk-hwan

Ahn Suk-hwan

Hwa-yeon's Father

Park Cheol-min

Park Cheol-min

Medicinal Eunuch

Oh Ji-hye

Oh Ji-hye

Lady Park

H

Hong Kyeong-yeon

Court Lady Kim

Themes & Keywords

palaceeunuchconcubineperiod dramapolitical intrigue 15th centuryjoseon dynasty (1392–1910)

About The Concubine

The Concubine is a drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of palace, eunuch, concubine, period drama, political intrigue , 15th century. Directed by Kim Dae-seung, it stars Cho Yeo-jeong, Kim Dong-wook, Kim Min-jun. Living a torturous life of poverty and barely able to survive, Hwa-yeon decides to offer herself as one of the king’s concubines. Once inside the royal palace, two men are immediately seized by the woman - the Grand Prince Seong-won, a megalomaniacal ruler drunk with power and lust, and Kwon-yoo, who has everything to lose if his desire for Hwa-yeon is exposed.

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