<The V-Evolution

2008-12-02

Jo In-sung and Joo Jin-mo "Frozen Flower"

[Trailer] SSANG HWA JEOM 쌍화점

Hangul 쌍화점

RR Ssanghwajeom

Directed by Yoo Ha

Produced by Lee Tae-hun

Starring Jo In-sung,Ju Jin-mo,Song Ji-hyo

Distributed by Showbox

Release date(s) 30 December 2008

Country South Korea

Language Korean

A Frozen Flower (Hangul: 쌍화점; RR: Ssanghwajeom) is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Yoo Ha. A story of love between two men, the film is set in Goryeo Dynasty Korea and stars Jo In-sung, Ju Jin-mo and Song Ji-hyo.

Plot

The king of Goryeo Dynasty Korea attempts to shake off the dominance of Yuan Dynasty China and establish an autonomous state. He forms a palace guard composed of thirty six young soldiers, led by military commander Hong-rim. But the king faces betrayal when Hong-rim falls in love with both him and his rival, the Yuan Dynasty queen.

Cast

Jo In-sung ... Hong-rim
Ju Jin-mo ... King
Song Ji-hyo ... Queen
Shim Ji-ho
Im Ju-hwan

Production

A Frozen Flower is based on a true story from Goryeo Dynasty Korea, and takes its title from a song of that era which described the sexual relationships between men and women.It is the fifth feature film by director Yoo Ha, who wanted to make a change from his previous works by doing a historical film, saying, "I always felt uncomfortable with the genre but I felt I should try to overcome those feelings. It is also a new challenge for me to focus on a melodrama".He also stated that the film was "a love story between men".

Jo In-sung was onboard from the beginning of the project, having turned down other acting roles to make A Frozen Flower his last work before enlisting for military service. He choose to appear in the film without knowing the exact details, having faith in the director following their earlier collaboration in 2005 on A Dirty Carnival. Jo began training for the role in August 2007, learning martial arts, fencing, horse riding and geomungo.The casting of Ju Jin-mo as the king was announced in December 2007

The budget for A Frozen Flower was $10 million, and the film went into production on 16 April 2008.It was the first film to shoot at the newly built Jeonju Cinema Studio

More Information

Official Website
Popseoul "Jo In-sung and Joo Jin-mo go man-on-man"

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