The Fatal Encounter
The Fatal Encounter
Inspired by the 1777 Jeongyu Yeokbyeon, the film combines real figures such as Jeongjo and Hong Guk-yeong with fictional characters such as Sang-chaek and Sal-su, reworking the events as a 24-hour assassination drama. It depicts the 24 hours surrounding the assassination of Jeongjo. In the film, Sang-chaek is a fictional character created for the film against the backdrop of the real historical event known as the Jeongyu Yeokbyeon.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Inspired reconstruction
Based on the 1777 Jeongyu Rebellion, the film was reconstructed as a 24-hour assassination drama combining real figures such as Jeongjo and Hong Guk-yeong with fictional figures such as Sangchaek and Salsu.
Jeongyu Rebellion
A conspiracy in which Hong Sang-beom's faction attempted to harm Jeongjo in 1777, early in Jeongjo's reign.
FACT / FICTION
Verification 7
Fact / Fiction verification
7 recordsThe central inspiration for <The Fatal Encounter> is the Jeongyu Rebellion of July 28, 1777.
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- It depicts the 24 hours surrounding the assassination of Jeongjo.
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- The film's production notes explicitly identify the Jeongyu Rebellion as its inspiration.
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During the Jeongyu Rebellion, an assassin infiltrated as far as the roof of Jonhyeongak, Jeongjo's bedchamber.
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- This is confirmed in the historical-background explanation in the film's production notes.
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- 역린 - 정유역변 실화 모티브 제작노트씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 김성령 인터뷰 - 정유역변과 혜경궁 홍씨씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Jeongjo and Hong Guk-yeong, among others, were real historical figures.
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- The production notes explain that real historical figures and fictional figures are presented together.
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- 김성령 인터뷰 - 정유역변과 혜경궁 홍씨씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Sangchaek, Salsu, Gwangbaek, and Wolhye, among others, are fictional characters added against the backdrop of historical circumstances.
On screen · Verified record
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- The production notes explicitly identify those characters as fictional.
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- 역린 - 정유역변 실화 모티브 제작노트씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 김성령 인터뷰 - 정유역변과 혜경궁 홍씨씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The actual event is the starting point, but a substantial part of the central plot is invented; this is a work based on a historical inspiration and reconstructed.
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- The combination of real historical figures and fictional figures, and the 24-hour assassination-drama structure, are explicitly stated.
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- 역린 - 정유역변 실화 모티브 제작노트씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 김성령 인터뷰 - 정유역변과 혜경궁 홍씨씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The work's true-story and historical background includes the 'Jeongyu Rebellion.'
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- Based on the 1777 Jeongyu Rebellion, the film was reconstructed as a 24-hour assassination drama combining real figures such as Jeongjo and Hong Guk-yeong with fictional figures such as Sangchaek and Salsu.
- Verified record
- Based on the 1777 Jeongyu Rebellion, the film was reconstructed as a 24-hour assassination drama combining real figures such as Jeongjo and Hong Guk-yeong with fictional figures such as Sangchaek and Salsu.
View 2 sources
- 역린 - 정유역변 실화 모티브 제작노트씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 김성령 인터뷰 - 정유역변과 혜경궁 홍씨씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
In the film, Sangchaek is a fictional character created by the film against the backdrop of the actual historical event known as the Jeongyu Rebellion.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- A character in the film.
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- It is appropriate to distinguish the character as fabricated, composite, or dramatized.
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- 역린 - 정유역변 실화 모티브 제작노트씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 김성령 인터뷰 - 정유역변과 혜경궁 홍씨씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
상책
Fictional composite character정조
Historical personBased on a real personJeongjo →
홍국영
Historical personBased on a real personHong Guk-yeong →
Sources used
- 역린 - 정유역변 실화 모티브 제작노트씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 김성령 인터뷰 - 정유역변과 혜경궁 홍씨씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →