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The Throne(Movie, 2015)

Original title: "사도" (Korean/KO)
2h 6min | Genres: Drama, History
The ThroneRating: 3.6/5 (with 3939 votes)
The Throne (Korean: 사도; RR: Sado) is a 2015 South Korean historical drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik, starring Song Kang-ho and Yoo Ah-in. Set during the reign of King Yeongjo, the film is about the life of Crown Prince Sado, the heir to the throne who was deemed unfit to rule and, at age 27, was condemned to death by his own father by being locked in a rice chest for eight days. The Throne won three awards at the 35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, including Best Film. It was also selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. ()
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About The Throne

Ancient Korea, July 4, 1762. The Crown Prince Hyojang, posthumously named Sado, son of King Yeongjo of Joseon, is accused of treason. Thus, the king asks him to commit suicide, but his closest vassals prevent it, so the king orders the prince to get inside a wooden rice chest, where he suffers deprivation of food and water.

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The Throne (2015)(Trailer, 1:35)

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Additional Information

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Production country: South Korea
Plays in: Joseon
Original language: Korean (KO)
Spoken languages: Korean (KO)
Translated into 11 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 09/16/2015
Director: Lee Joon-ik
Producer: Oh Seung-hyeon
Screenwriter: Lee Joon-ik
Film Editor: Kim Sang-bum
Composer: Bang Jun-seok
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Sa-do"
"The Throne (2015)"
"The Throne 사도 (2015)"
"The Throne (2015)"

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