[Sportschosun Reporter Lee Ga-eun] Hong Hye-geol, a former medical journalist, voiced his candid views on the controversy surrounding the film 'Assassin(s)'.
On the 27th, Hong Hye-geol wrote on Facebook, "The film 'Assassin(s)' is disturbing. Is it right to insult a deceased person whom half the population respects or acknowledges with a far-fetched conspiracy theory, even though the bereaved family is still alive? It is easy to understand if you put yourself in the other person's shoes. A script that would never be allowed when it concerns one's own side is praised as the fiction pursued by art when it comes to the opposing side. One rule for us and another for them." He publicly criticized 'Assassin(s)'.
He added, "In the '25 Gallup survey, 62% of the population said that President Park Chung Hee had done many things well," and continued, "First Lady Yuk Young-soo has been named the first lady Koreans like the most in nearly every survey ever conducted."
'Assassin(s)' follows the investigation into the suspicions and those behind the shooting of a first lady that shocked South Korea on August 15, 1974. Directed by Hur Jin-ho, the film stars Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-il and Minho. It surpassed one million admissions just four days after its release on the 23rd and held the top spot at the box office during the Chuseok holiday. The film reconstructs the shooting of First Lady Yuk Young-soo through cinematic imagination, sparking controversy over historical distortion.
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