The Fatal Encounter

About The Fatal Encounter

Late 18th-century Joseon dynasty. The King is beleaguered and surrounded by traitors of the ruling elite.

The Fatal Encounter (2014) is a history film directed by JQ Lee. Its themes are sword fight, 18th century, king, and double cross.

Hyun Bin appears as King Jeong-jo, Jung Jae-young as Gap-su, Cho Jung-seok as Eul-su, and Cho Jae-hyun as Gwang Baek. It runs 135 minutes and was released in April 2014.

The screenplay is by Choi Sung-hyun. American members can watch it on Kocowa.

Memories of Murder, Conspiracy Theory, and The Promised Land make useful companions to The Fatal Encounter, all filed under assassin, murder, and torture. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 62 votes.