WHY IS THE FILM CONTROVERSIAL?
Set in South Korea in 1974, The Assassin(s) follows a detective investigating a shooting during a presidential event, after discovering that evidence at the crime scene contradicts the official account.
The film draws on the real assassination attempt against then-president Park Chung-hee on Aug 15, 1974, during a Liberation Day ceremony in Seoul.
Park survived the attack, but his wife, Yuk Young-soo, was fatally shot.
The gunman, Mun Se-gwang, was held responsible for the attack, and South Korean authorities at the time concluded that he had acted under instructions linked to North Korea.
However, the film raises questions about the possible involvement of the former president and South Korean intelligence officials in the incident. The fictional interpretation has angered conservative groups and politicians as they argue that the film unfairly implicates Park in his wife’s death and misrepresents an established historical account.
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