Singapore film festival rejects South Korean party’s calls to drop The Assassin(s)
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) is standing by its decision to screen South Korean political thriller The Assassin(s) as its opening film, despite calls from South Korea’s conservative opposition People Power Party (PPP) to withdraw it over allegations of historical distortion. The film, directed by Hur Jin-ho and starring Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-il and Lee Min-ho, has drawn criticism in South Korea over its fictionalised portrayal of a real-life 1974 assassination attempt on...
Where: Singapore, South Korea
Exact coordinates
singapore: 1.350, 103.820
south korea: 35.910, 127.770
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