Her former lover, who returns to the palace as a castrated eunuch, consumed by a bitter cocktail of lingering love and a thirst for revenge against the family that mutilated him. Prince Sung-won: The new puppet king (played with "grating" perfection by Kim Dong-wook

The film does not shy away from its "R-rated" nature. The intimate scenes are explicit and often violent, serving the narrative rather than being gratuitous. They underscore the lack of agency women possessed in this era, where their bodies were commodities traded between men.

For fans of Korean period thrillers like The Handmaiden or The Treacherous , this film is essential viewing. Just be sure to search for the correct title—and leave the garbled spam behind.