The King and the Clown

Wang-ui namja, feature film, 2005.

DIRECTED BY: Joon-ik Lee

The King and the Clown

CAST:
Woo-seong Kam (Jang-sang),
Jun-ki Lee (Gong-gil),
Jin-yeong Jeong (kralj Yeonsan),
Seong-Yeon Kang (Nok-su Jang),
Hang-Seon Jang (Cheo-sun)

SCRIPT:
Seok-Hwan Choi (prema drami Tae-woonga Kima)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Gil-woong Ji

Synopsis:
The story takes place at the end of the 15th century, during the reign of king Yeonsan. Two street clowns and tightrope walkers perform together with a group of performers. The older and more confident Jang-sang is protective toward the young Gong-gil who imitaates a woman, while their manager pimps him out to rich men. One day, while performing a satire of the king and his concubine, they are arrested for treason.

35 mm, color, 119 min