Actor Park Hae-il champions free press, integrity in 'The Assassin(s)'

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[OSEN=Ha Soo-jung] Director Hur Jin-ho of 'Assassination(s)' stated regarding the casting of former President Park Chung-hee and First Lady Yuk Young-soo, "I felt it would be uncomfortable if famous actors played the roles." An interview with Director Hur Jin-ho of the film 'Assassination(s)' took place on the morning of the 10th at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. Film 'Assassination(s)' (Director Hur Jin-ho, Production Hive Media Co…

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jung Rae-won = On August 15, 1974, a broadcast of the Liberation Day ceremony is playing on the television in a newspaper's editorial office. The quiet office instantly becomes bustling like a battlefield as the scene on screen turns into chaos following a sudden gunshot. In Director Hur Jin-ho's new film *Assassination(s)*, based on the assassination of First Lady Yuk Young-soo, the figure leading the editorial of…

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[Sports Q (Q) Reporter Lee Nam-kyung] *This review contains spoilers for the movie ‘Assassin(s)’ (Director Hur Jin-ho). “Just look at what you want to see, and write what you need to write.” This is a line spoken by Park Hae-il (49), who plays the role of Kim Jae-hwan in the film. The line he delivers to Lee Min-ho (39), who plays the role of Han Young-il, penetrates an entire era. Why did Director Hur Jin-ho (63) return to 1974, the day the Fir…