‘The Assassin(s)’ Maintains 1st Place… Controversy Over Historical Distortion Spreads

The film ‘The Assassin(s)’ has maintained its lead at the box office.

According to the Korean Box Office Information System of the Korean Film Council, the film recorded 1st place on the 27th, drawing 260,545 people in a single day, bringing its cumulative audience to 1,566,222 people.

On the same day, ‘Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub’ took 2nd place by attracting 169,899 people, and ‘Odyssey’ maintained 3rd place by drawing 91,465 people. The cumulative audience for ‘Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub’ is 833,030, and the cumulative audience for ‘Odyssey’ is 11,783,297.

However, controversy surrounding the work is also growing.

As the film uses the assassination attempt on Yuk Young-soo, which occurred during the National Liberation Day of Korea ceremony on August 15, 1974, as its subject matter, criticism has emerged from political circles that the depiction surrounding the mastermind behind the incident distorts historical truth.

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