Controversy over the film "The Assassins" heats up… Production team: "No political intent" [★FOCUS]

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The controversy surrounding the film "The Assassins" (directed by Heo Jin-ho) is intensifying. As "The Assassins" took the top spot at the box office during the Chuseok holiday, with 1.56 million viewers, attention has shifted to the assassination of First Lady Yuk Young-soo, which served as the film's subject matter, sparking heated reactions from political circles.

The film "The Assassins" is a story that traces the suspicions and masterminds behind the assassination of the First Lady, an incident that shocked South Korea on August 15, 1974. Set in 1974, at the peak of the Yushin dictatorship, the film brings to the screen the shooting of Mrs. Yuk Young-soo during the August 15 commemorative ceremony held at the National Theater in Jangchung-dong, reconstructing it with a blend of fiction.

Following the Chuseok holiday, controversy over "The Assassins" intensified on the 27th, and on the 28th, the Park Jeong-hui (President) Memorial Foundation demanded an official apology from the production company and a halt to screenings, claiming that the film distorted historical facts.

Amidst the heated factional controversy in political circles, the production team of "The Assassins" stated that there was no specific purpose or intent behind the work.

On the afternoon of the 28th, the production team explained, "'The Assassins' is a feature film reconstructed with cinematic imagination based on various records created regarding the historical event that occurred in 1974. The production team conducted extensive research on published records, materials, books, and documentaries, and completed a single story by combining fictional characters and situations while using actual events and figures as motifs."

They further emphasized, "This work is not a film produced to newly establish a specific historical conclusion or to deny or distort existing facts. Moreover, nowhere in the film is a specific individual designated as the mastermind behind the incident, nor are the hypotheses and dramatic settings within the film presented as historical facts."

They also repeatedly urged, "As a work based on a historical event and real figures, various interpretations and criticisms may arise. The production team respects such opinions. However, we wish to state that the film was not produced with a specific political purpose or intent beyond its inherent creative intention and nature. We ask that you view the work solely as a product of creation."

Amidst this, controversy is heating up further as rating attacks on the film "The Assassins" and criticism directed at the cast members intensify.

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