The Concubine
5.8/10
Rating
122 min
Runtime
2012
Release Year
Kim Dae-seung
Director
Cast
Cho Yeo-jeong, Kim Dong-wook, Kim Min-jun, Park Ji-young, Cho Eun-ji
Quick Synopsis
Hwa-yeon, struggling with extreme poverty and hardship, chooses to become a concubine to the king in hopes of improving her life. After entering the royal palace, she catches the attention of two men: Grand Prince Seong-won, a powerful and ambitious man consumed by his authority and desires, and Kwon-yoo, a man whose reputation and position could be ruined if his feelings for Hwa-yeon become known.
Detailed Synopsis of The Concubine
Living a torturous life of poverty and barely able to survive, Hwa-yeon decides to offer herself as one of the king’s concubines. Once inside the royal palace, two men are immediately seized by the woman - the Grand Prince Seong-won, a megalomaniacal ruler drunk with power and lust, and Kwon-yoo, who has everything to lose if his desire for Hwa-yeon is exposed.
