'Assassination' Production Team Responds to Historical Distortion Controversy: "It's Just a Product of Creation"

Controversy surrounding the mastermind behind the assassination of the First Lady in the dramaProduction team: "This is not a film to deny or distort facts."The production team of the film 'Assassins' has clarified the controversy surrounding historical distortion. Pictured are lead actors Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-il, and Lee Min-ho (from left) attending a production presentation. /Reporter Park Sang-min[THE FACT | Reporter Moon Chae-young] The production team of the film 'Assassins' has revealed its stance on the controversy surrounding historical distortion.The production team of 'Assassins' (Director Huh Jin-ho) announced on the 28th through an official statement, "We would like to share the production team's position on the various opinions that have recently been raised regarding 'Assassins'."They added, "'Assassins' is a fictional film that reconstructs a historical event that occurred in 1974, based on various records related to the incident at the time, with added cinematic imagination." The production team explained, "We conducted extensive research on publicly available records, documentary books, and more, and created a story by combining fictional characters and situations with real events and figures as motifs."Furthermore, they stated, "This work is not a film produced to newly establish a specific historical conclusion or to deny/distort existing facts. The film does not designate any specific individual as the mastermind behind the incident anywhere. We are not presenting hypotheses and dramatic settings within the film as historical facts."Finally, they requested, "As this is a work based on historical events and real figures, various interpretations and criticisms are possible. The production team respects such opinions. However, we would like to state that this is not a film produced with specific political intentions beyond the unique creative intent and nature of the work. We ask that you view the work solely as a product of creation."'Assassins', which was released on the 23rd, is a story that traces the suspicions and mastermind behind the assassination of First Lady Yuk Young-soo, which shocked South Korea on August 15, 1974. However, controversy arose due to the film's setting, which suggested the involvement of the Central Intelligence Agency in the incident. Some have raised concerns about historical distortion, suggesting that it implies former President Park Chung-hee's side was behind the incident.'Assassins' was the number one film at the box office during this year's Chuseok holiday. According to the Korean Film Council's integrated ticket sales network, as of the 28th, the cumulative audience number was 1,633,621, and it is currently being screened in theaters nationwide.mcy21@tf.co.kr[Entertainment Department | ssent@tf.co.kr]