The Concubine
The one the king couldn't have.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$16465764
Runtime
122 min
Release Date
2012-06-06
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
100
Vote Average
5.95
Cho Yeo-jeong
Hwa-yeon
Kim Dong-wook
Grand Prince Seong-Won
Kim Min-jun
Kwon-yoo / Choong-young
Park Ji-young
King's Mother
Cho Eun-ji
Geum-ok
Lee Kyung-young
Chief Eunuch
Ahn Suk-hwan
Hwa-yeon's Father
Park Cheol-min
Medicinal Eunuch
Oh Ji-hye
Lady Park
Hong Kyeong-yeon
Court Lady Kim
Hong Yeo-jin
Court Lady in Suragan
Oh Hyeon-kyeong
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