South Korean historical drama film
Forbidden Dream Promotional poster
Hangul 천문: 하늘에 묻는다
Hanja 天問: 하늘에 묻는다
Revised Romanization Cheonmun: haneul-e mudneunda
Directed by Hur Jin-ho Written by Jung Bum-shik Lee Ji-min Screenplay by Choi Gun-ho Produced by Kim Chul-yong Starring Choi Min-sik Han Suk-kyu Cinematography Lee Mo-gae Music by Jo Seong-woo Production company
Hive Media Corp.
Distributed by Lotte Entertainment Release date
December 26, 2019 (2019-12-26 )
Running time
132 minutes Country South Korea Language Korean Box office US$13.9 million [1]
Forbidden Dream (Korean : 천문: 하늘에 묻는다 ; RR : Cheonmun: haneul-e mudneunda ; lit. Doors to Heaven ) is a 2019 South Korean historical drama film directed by Hur Jin-ho and written by Jung Bum-shik and Lee Ji-min. Screenplay by Choi Gun-ho. Based on a true story, it portrays Sejong the Great (Han Suk-kyu ), king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea, and his relationship with his greatest scientist, Jang Yeong-sil (Choi Min-sik ).[2] [3] [4] It made its international debut at the 2020 New York Asian Film Festival in August 2020.[5]
Synopsis
King Sejong (Han Suk-kyu ), the greatest ruler in Chosun history seeks to enhance national prosperity and military power through astronomy with the help of his greatest scientist, Jang Yeong-sil (Choi Min-sik ). For twenty years they forged a relationship but due to an incident, Jang Yeong-sil was removed from his post and disappeared completely.
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References
^ "Forbidden Dream " . Box Office Mojo . IMDb . Retrieved January 31, 2023 .
^ Min-sik, Yoon (December 18, 2019). "[Herald Review] 'Forbidden Dream' tells of beautiful friendship between two dreamers" . The Korea Herald . Retrieved August 28, 2020 .
^ Jae-lim, Lee (December 20, 2019). "Joseon-era bromance comes to life: In 'Forbidden Dream,' Choi Min-sik plays King Sejong's right-hand man" . Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved August 28, 2020 .
^ Boram, Kim (December 17, 2019). "(Movie Review) 'Forbidden Dream' features bromance of two geniuses of Korean history" . Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved August 28, 2020 .
^ MacDonald, Joan (August 11, 2020). "New York Asian Film Festival To Feature Korean Films For Streaming" . Forbes . Retrieved August 28, 2020 .
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