King and the Clown movie was released Sep 06, 2011 by the Pathfinder Home Entertainment studio. South Korean director Lee Joon-ik's feature THE KING AND THE CLOWN has the double distinction of being the highest-grossing film in Korean history at the time of its release and one of the first Korean commercial films to deal openly and unabashedly with gay themes; it is regarded in many quarters as "the Korean BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN." Adapted from Kim Tae-Woong's play Yi, this period drama concerns two 16th century, Chosun Era clowns: the supremely self-assured Jang-seng (Kam Woo-seong) and transsexual Gong-gil (Lee Jun-gi), who earn a meager living as street performers in Hanyang. ...See Full Description
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