# The Fatal Encounter (2014)

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**Original title**: *역린*
**Runtime**: 135 min
**Genres**: Action, History
**Directed by**: JQ Lee
**Written by**: Choi Sung-hyun
**Starring**: Hyun Bin, Jung Jae-young, Cho Jung-seok, Cho Jae-hyun, Han Ji-min, Kim Sung-ryung

> *Who Dares Kill The King.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You are King of Joseon, beset by enemies at court. Conspirators plot your demise. But you have loyal warriors, trained to kill. The palace is a cage.

Director Lee leans into silken costumes and sudden violence. The film lingers on duty and betrayal.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, dread, paranoid, raw

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