South Korean cinema, which surprisingly does not have an Oscar nomination despite being one of the most outstanding filmographies of recent years, has selected Lee Joon-ik's film 'Sado' for the Oscar pre-selection for Best Foreign Language Film.
It is about the sThe second time Lee Joon-ik will represent his country in a new attempt to get the first nomination for the Hollywood Academy Award previously known as best foreign film.
Lee Joon-ik had the honor of representing his country in 2006 with 'Wang-ui namja' multi-award winning film at Asian festivals and awards that finally did not get the Oscar nomination and is that South Korea has not even managed to pass the first cut of the Oscar preselection for best film in a foreign language, although it has been presented with very good work by famous filmmakers such as Kim Ki-duk or Bong Joon-ho.
Set in the XNUMXth century, 'Sado' tells the story of King Yeongjo, who condemns his own son, Crown Prince Sado, to death for not considering him fit to rule. Sado must be locked in a wooden box for eight days until he dies of suffocation or hunger.