Screening of 'The Assassin(s)' Halted in Gumi, Park Chung-hee's Hometown

The movie "The Assassin(s)," which deals with the shooting of the late First Lady Yuk Young-su, has been pulled from CGV in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province—the hometown of former President Park Chung-hee—amid ongoing controversy over historical distortion.

CGV Gumi excluded "The Assassin(s)" from its lineup starting yesterday.

However, it was learned that CGV Gumi is a franchise theater operated independently rather than directly by the headquarters, meaning the screening halt was not a decision made at the corporate level of CGV.

Local organizations, including the Association for Preserving the Birthplace of President Park Chung-hee, held a rally on September 30 in front of the former president's birthplace in Samo-dong, Gumi, urging that the screening be stopped on the grounds that the film distorts historical facts and defames the deceased.

Yesterday, a rally demanding the halt of screenings was held around the theater district in Gumi, and People Power Party lawmakers representing the Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province regions also held a press conference at the National Assembly to demand an apology from the production team and the suspension of the screenings.

It has not yet been confirmed whether the decision to halt the screenings was made in response to demands from political circles or conservative groups.

Reported by Park Se-won | Video by Kim Kihyun | Graphics by Yook Do-hyun | Produced by SBS Digital News
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