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Yoo Hae-jin agency warns protesters outside Seoul home
Hindustan Times··6d ago
Conservative civic groups protested near South Korean actor Yoo Hae-jin's Seoul home on Sunday over the film The Assassin(s). His agency said it will take a firm stance against actions that violate privacy, threaten safety or tarnish reputation. Culture Minister Chae Hwi-young said threats to creators' personal safety destroy democracy and cannot be tolerated in Seoul.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Protesters demanded an apology and asked for the film to be pulled from theatres.
- The agency said it is collecting online material to protect the actor's rights and safety.
- The minister said people may judge a film but not threaten creators at home.
What's Happening
- Critics say the thriller distorts the 1974 assassination attempt on Park Chung-hee.
- An official investigation concluded Mun Se-gwang acted alone under North Korea-linked instructions.
- Filmmakers called the work a fictionalized reconstruction and denied presenting hypotheses as fact.
What the Film Depicts
- Then-first lady Yuk Young-soo was killed in the 1974 attack; Park Chung-hee survived.
- The film suggests possible complicity by government and intelligence officials.
- That reading has drawn charges of historical distortion and defamation in South Korea.
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