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Synopsis: Soul mate minstrels Jang-sang and Gong-gil eke out a living in 14th century Korea through bawdy stories presented in a tightrope act; however, sexual interests of the rich over Gong-gil's androgynous looks impair their basic desire to entertain once too often. A line is crossed, an authority figure dies, and the pair must flee to Seoul. They soon take up with a trio of fellow minstrels and, lead by Jang-sang, present riskier shows that prove more lucrative; but, a scathing exhibition satirizing the king and his concubine puts them under arrest with a set date for execution. Forced to present themselves to the king for final judgment, they surprisingly wind up becoming his court performers, but the tyrannical king, though sensitive and intelligent, is also excessive and psychologically scarred, with the minstrel shows putting him uncomfortably in touch with buried issues over his dead mother (long ago forced to commit suicide by the court). This makes him dangerously unstable. The alarm
Genre: Drama, History
Director(s): Joon-ik Lee
Production: Pathfinder Home Entertainment
  11 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Year:
2005
119 min
169 Views


half the city

to double his hunting ground.

With only half

the people as before,

there ain't gonna be no show.

But there is

another kind of show...

Gosh, I feel just awful!

I have 9!

Raking in money like

the King does virgins.

Nah, I ain't that good yet.

Now, let's see

if I am as lucky as

that tramp Nok-su.

Who's Nok-su?

Nok-su the Whore?

The b*tch has the King

living inside her skirt.

Before, she had every rich man

living inside her skirt.

Every dime I ever won

went right into

her bearded pouch.

Here comes that

awful feelin' again!

I have 8!

So where is my cut?

Let's do this again tomorrow.

It's only the first game,

so, Captain...

Mind if I call you 'Captain'?

So, just like today, you...

If I help you make

more money tomorrow...

Will you do as I say?

Captain, don't start

giving orders.

So, what's your plan?

We mock the King.

The King?

Did you not hear?

In front of a c*nt,

every man kneels.

Is the King any better than

the rest of us?

The King's bed, that's where

the big money is.

Just a minute.

I ain't playing no eunuch!

I got balls!

This is bullshit.

Forget it, I'm out.

- Oh, man!

- Come on!

It's better than starving,

I suppose.

Go!

Hurry up!

"None."

Eunuch Kim,

what haste causes thee

to jingle thy bells so?

Hee haw!

Jingle, shingle!

Sure, if I had any!

I'd jingle-jangle all the way!

That's odd,

I'm sure I heard jingles.

Were they my bells, then?

Wasn't it?

Nok-su, Royal Consort.

- Isn't she the King's Consort?

- Sure is.

What on earth is that woman doing!

People say,

she a Lady now but she still

shits like a horse.

So then the rumors were

true after all!

That feels good!

We hit the jackpot today!

Bring it on! Bring everything!

Captain, let's do

the show everyday.

No, 3 times a day!

And rake it in!

How about a drink, fellah?

I swear, I never saw

a fellah so shy.

But man, he sure knows how to

gyrate them hips!

Captain, we should have done

this earlier!

Someone grabbed my balls

thinking I really had none.

It scared the sh*t out of me!

I saw, I saw!

To the Captain!

I knew you'd over do it.

Just say 'no' next time.

Feel good?

Yeah.

What feels so good?

It's all good.

My belly!

Her water broke!

Adulterer.

There it is! I see the baby!

Come on, push!

Let's have a look.

He has my forehead

and my big nose too.

This calls for a celebration!

Hee haw!

Thank you very much!

Step back.

Take these wretches

to jail at once.

What, did you expect a prize

for mocking the King?

Go see for yourself.

Is it a crime to show

what everyone

already jokes about?

How disrespectful!

If it's about the King's

"equipment"...

he is the King after all.

So we thought it ought

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