To exploit the king's instability, the treacherous courtier Im Sung-jae (Ju Ji-hoon) and his father propose a plan: they will scour the country to gather 10,000 beautiful women to serve the king. Under the guise of training them in the arts of pleasure, the courtiers manipulate the women and the monarch to seize ultimate control of the royal court.
The official IMDb synopsis is brief but brutal: "In the Joseon dynasty, a courtier betrays his king to seize power, only to find himself entangled in court politics and desire." the treacherous 2015 imdb
: IMDb’s trivia section details the grim historical reality the film depicts, including the King's brutal executions of concubines and court officials. Why 2015 Was a Turning Point for IMDb To exploit the king's instability, the treacherous courtier
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“You’re not sorry, Miles,” she says. “You’re just caught. There’s a difference.”