Director Heo Jin-ho of "The Assassin(s)": "Park Chung-hee as the mastermind behind the assassination? I don't even want to imagine it" [PD Notebook]

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On "PD Notebook," Director Heo Jin-ho, who directed the film "The Assassin," stated his position regarding the controversy surrounding the work.

Episode 1527 of MBC's current affairs and documentary program "PD Notebook," broadcast on the night of the 27th, featured a segment titled "The Assassin: Who Crossed the Line?" The episode focused on the controversy over "The Assassin," which has spread beyond the film industry into political circles.

On this day, Director Heo Jin-ho firmly rejected the notion that the film was set up with President Park Chung-hee as the mastermind behind the assassins. He explained, "First of all, the premise that President Park Chung-hee knew about the incident and 'tacitly approved it or planned it himself' simply did not fit well. I thought to myself, 'If I were the president, could I have ordered such a thing? Against my own wife?' I didn't even want to imagine it. So, we started by excluding that part."

He said he had not anticipated any reactions suggesting that viewers of "The Assassin" associated President Park Chung-hee with being behind the incident. Director Heo Jin-ho expressed his frustration, stating, "Before the release, more than 20,000 people attended audience screenings. Even during those screenings, such comments never came up. We even held press screenings, didn't we? Although it is a sensitive subject, no such questions were raised. I am also curious about why things have turned out this way."

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