The King and the Clown

Name: The King and the Clown
Director: Lee Joon-ik
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 2005-12-29
Duration: 2 h 1 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Kam Woo-sung, Lee Joon-gi, Jung Jin-young, Kang Sung-yeon, Yoo Hai-jin

Forbidden desire, sumptuous tragedy.

Drama History Thriller

6.9

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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.

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DirectorLee Joon-ik

Keywords

friendship jealousygamblingsuicide attemptclownpalacebased on play or musicalhistorical figureroyaltybromancehistorical fictionkingjesterjoseon dynasty (1392–1910)boys' love (bl)bisexualpsychological romance