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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Shahana Yasmin

Film about exiled boy king takes South Korea by storm

A 15th-century royal tragedy involving a young monarch has turned into South Korean’s biggest cinema hit in years.

The King’s Warden, a historical drama about exiled Joseon monarch Danjong and the village chief tasked with guarding him, has drawn more than 10 million admissions at the domestic box office, the first film in nearly two years to hit the milestone.

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