'The Assassins' Director Heo Jin-ho: "The film is being disparaged… the actors are going through a lot" [Star Issue]

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Amid ongoing controversy surrounding the film 'The Assassins,' director Heo Jin-ho, who directed the work, has spoken out directly. Director Heo expressed his dismay at the film being disparaged on the grounds of historical distortion.

On the 30th, the YouTube channel 'Bong Ji-uk's Off the Record' released an interview with director Heo Jin-ho, who directed the film 'The Assassins.'

Director Heo Jin-ho shared his feelings, saying, "The actors and crew really worked hard. I did not expect the film to be disparaged to this extent. The actors are also struggling. They are framing it as a controversy over historical distortion."

Director Heo stated, "The title is 'Park Chung-hee killed Yoo Young-soon, it is an unfilial act, they copied a North Korean film, Kim Jong-il apologized'—these stories are coming out, but those three are different things," and explained, "'The Assassins' did not put Park Chung-hee front and center. We did not make the film with that kind of content."

Director Heo Jin-ho mentioned the MBC documentary 'Lee Ja is Able to Speak' as a motif for the film.

'The Assassins' is a work depicting a story that traces the suspicions and masterminds behind the First Lady assassination incident that occurred on August 15, 1974.

After its release, 'The Assassins' sparked controversy over historical distortion, and as the issue escalated into the political sphere, the production team issued an official statement explaining that it is a "fictional film reconstructed by adding cinematic imagination based on various records, using a historical event as a motif." They added, "It is not a film produced to newly establish a specific historical conclusion or to deny or distort existing facts. It is not a film produced with a specific political purpose in mind."

Despite the production team's explanation, the aftermath continues to grow, with rating attacks on the film and an influx of malicious comments directed at the cast members.

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