A Frozen Flower
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| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ssanghwajeom |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ssanghwajŏm |
| Directed by | Yoo Ha |
| Produced by | Lee Tae-heon |
| Written by | Yoo Ha |
| Starring |
Jo In-sung Joo Jin-mo Song Ji-hyo |
| Music by | Kim Jun-seok |
| Cinematography | Choi Hyun-ki |
| Edited by | Park Gok-ji |
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Production
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Offers Pictures
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| Distributed by | Showbox |
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Running time
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132 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean Mongol |
| Budget | US$10 million |
| Box office | US$18,980,564 |
A Frozen Flower (Hangul: 쌍화점; RR: Ssanghwajeom) is a 2008 South Korean historical erotic film. It is directed by Yoo Ha and stars Jo In-sung, Joo Jin-mo and Song Ji-hyo. The historical film is set during Goryeo Dynasty and is loosely based on the reign of Gongmin of Goryeo (1330–1374), but it does not strictly comply with historical facts. The controversial story is about the characters’ violation of royal family protocol and their pursuit of love.
It was released in South Korea on 30 December 2008 and was the 6th most attended film of 2008 with 3,772,976 tickets sold.
The King (Joo Jin-mo) of Goryeo is married to a Yuan Dynasty princess (Song Ji-hyo), but they do not have any children. There is constant pressure on the King both from the Yuan emperor and his own counselors to produce a crown prince and ensure the continuity of the royal dynasty. The King's palace guard is composed of thirty six young soldiers, led by military commander Hong-rim (Jo In-sung), who is also the King's lover. The King finally decides to charge Hong-rim with a strange commission: copulate the Queen and beget a child. Hong-rim and the Queen are uncomfortable accepting the royal order, but they finally comply. However, their relationship does not stop at procreation, but genuinely true and intense romance soon blossoms between the two, and in this strong and close intimate relationship there is no place for the King.
The two passionate, intimate lovers surpass their "official mission" and continue to meet each other at midnight in the library in secret. The King begins to suspect Hong-rim's infidelity and soon gains evidence through another subordinate. To punish them and to also gauge the depth of Hong-rim's affection for the Queen, the King brings the two together to his chamber. The king tells them that he has decided that the Queen will continue to try and beget an heir, but only with another subordinate. The king remains firm in his decision despite entreaties from both the Queen and Hong-rim.
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