Crew of Film 'Assassin(s)' Reported to Police Over 'Yuk Young-soo Shooting'... 'Historical Distortion'

[Financial News] The filmmakers behind 'Assassin(s),' a movie based on the shooting of First Lady Yuk Young-soo, have been reported to police on allegations that they distorted history by portraying former President Park Chung Hee as if he were behind the incident.
According to police and other sources on the 29th, former Seoul Metropolitan Council member Lee Jong-bae filed a complaint that day with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency against director Hur Jin-ho and the film's production team for alleged defamation by stating false facts.
'Assassin(s)' is based on the 1974 incident in which Yuk Young-soo was killed as Mun Se-gwang, a Korean resident of Japan, fired a gun at former President Park Chung Hee during a National Liberation Day ceremony on August 15.
Lee claimed that the film defamed former President Park Chung Hee and his bereaved family by suggesting that someone other than Mun Se-gwang may have been involved in the assassination.
He pointed out, "The film is titled 'Assassin(s)' rather than 'Assassin,' using the plural form to suggest that someone other than Mun Se-gwang may have been involved in the assassination," adding, "It makes viewers perceive that former President Park Chung Hee may have been behind Yuk's killing or involved in the crime."
The filmmakers denied the allegations of historical distortion. In a previous statement, they said, "It is a feature film reconstructed with cinematic imagination based on various records about the incident at the time," adding, "The film does not identify any particular person as being behind the incident."
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