Masquerade(Movie, 2012)

Name: Masquerade
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2012
Duration: T02:11:00
Rating: 3.9

Original title: "광해, 왕이 된 남자" (Korean/KO)

2h 11min | Genres: Drama, History

Rating: 3.9/5 (with 63 votes)

Masquerade (Korean: 광해: 왕이 된 남자; lit. Gwanghae: The Man Who Became King) is a 2012 South Korean period drama film starring Lee Byung-hun in dual role as the bizarre King Gwanghae and the humble acrobat Ha-sun, who stands in for the monarch when he faces the threat of being poisoned. With 12.3 million tickets sold, Masquerade is the ninth highest-grossing South Korean film. Also, it swept the 49th Grand Bell Awards, winning in 15 categories, including Best Film, Director, Screenplay and Actor. ()

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Available languages: 한국어
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About Masquerade

Though it places his own life in danger, a look-alike commoner secretly takes the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.

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Trailer for Masquerade + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

MASQUERADE - Official Int'l Main Trailer(Trailer, 1:57)

MASQUERADE - Official Int'l Main Trailer (Trailer) | Trailer (Trailer) | ʴ?해_메인예고편 (Trailer, KO) | '광해, 왕이 된 남자' 티저예고편 공개! (Teaser, KO)

Additional Information

Official websites:

newking2012.interest.me

Production country: South Korea

Plays in: Seoul

Made by: CJ Entertainment, REALise

Original language: Korean (KO)

Spoken languages: Korean (KO)

Translated into 21 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Kanuri (KR), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/21/2012 (World premiere: 09/12/2012)

Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo, Jang Gwang, Kim In-gwon, Shim Eun-kyung, Kim Myung-gon, Park Ji-a

Director: Choo Chang-min

Executive Producer: Jonny Kim

Film Editor: Nam Na-yeong

Composer: Mowg

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"光海，成为王的男人"

"A férfi aki királyt játszott"

"Gwang-hae, wang-i doin nam-ja"

"광해, 왕이 된 남자"

"광해: 왕이 된 남자"

"Gwanghae, Wangyidoen namja"

Keywords: king, royalty, historical, royal court, period drama, joseon dynasty, 17th century, impostor, politics, masquerade, identity swap, body double

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Masquerade(Movie, 2012)

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MASQUERADE - Official Int'l Main Trailer(Trailer, 1:57)

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