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Assassination

Assassination

2015 · Film · South Korea · Action · Drama

Directed by Choi Dong-hoon · 139 min

Assassination is a 2015 historical action drama set amid Korean independence activism under Japanese colonial rule, combining real figures with a fictional mission.

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OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Inspired reconstruction

The film draws on Korean independence activism and real figures including Kim Won-bong, but Ahn Ok-yun, Yeom Seok-jin, and the central assassination mission are composites created from multiple historical elements.

Korean Independence Assassination and Direct-Action Campaigns of the 1930s

A historical context encompassing assassination attempts and other direct-action campaigns undertaken by Korean independence activists in Manchuria and China during the 1930s.

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FACT / FICTION

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Fact / Fiction verification

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FactConfidence High

Assassination is a 2015 film directed by Choi Dong-hoon.

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KOFIC directly identifies Assassination as a 2015 film directed by Choi Dong-hoon and lists its July 22, 2015 release date.
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FactConfidence High

The film's principal historical backdrop is assassination and other direct-action campaigns by Korean independence activists in the 1930s.

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On screen
The film invokes 1930s independence activism and real figures such as Kim Won-bong, while Ahn Ok-yun, Yeom Seok-jin, and the central mission combine multiple historical elements.
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The historical record supports the broader context of Korean independence activists undertaking armed and assassination-related actions, but not the film's central mission as a single documented operation.
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  • 남자현우리역사넷 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
  • 영화 '암살'로 다시 주목받는 약산 김원봉과 의열단경향신문 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
DramatizedConfidence High

The film uses the 1930s independence movement as its historical setting, but presents resistance fighters through a dramatized narrative rather than as a literal historical record.

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On screen
The film uses the 1930s independence movement as the setting for a narrative centered on resistance fighters.
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KOFIC describes the film as a revisionist tale rather than a realistic account of resistance fighters.
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CHARACTER ↔ PERSON

Characters and real people

2 characters

안옥윤

Fictional composite character

Sources used

  1. ASSASSINATIONKOFIC · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
  2. 남자현우리역사넷 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
  3. 영화 '암살'로 다시 주목받는 약산 김원봉과 의열단경향신문 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →