A look at the life of President Park Chung-hee and the events leading up to his assassination.
A black comedy about the real life assassination of a president? How can it go wrong? Well, it apparently couldn't because The President's Last Bang is a fantastic and tight film with a good cast. Han Suk-kyu who plays one of the main roles as a Chief Agent, you might recognize from films like The Scarlett Letter (2004) or The Berlin File (2013). The whole film is very well-written and after doing some reading about the actual assassination, I noticed that this film is fairly accurate (which makes the film even more incredible) in the portrayal of something so sensitive as a president's murder.
After the films release, the film-makers were taken to court because the son of the late President thought that the movie tarnished the image of his father. I'm glad that the court ruled in favor of the director because what we got here is a film that isn't afraid of showing you the killing of a president, and not just that, it has fun with it.
Black comedies, I tell you, black comedies.
Genre: Comedy/Crime/Drama
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