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The Treacherous

2015 · 133 min · Director: Kyu-dong Min, Min Kyu-dong ★ IMDb 6.1 · 2,755 ratings

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The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman who seeks vengeance.

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The Treacherous (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Tension 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Tension, Anger. Genres: Drama, History, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Tension and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Disturbing
Sympathy
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSympathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Disturbing59 %53 %55 %35 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Tension59 %55 %53 %36 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Tension65 %60 %57 %46 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Sympathy70 %59 %59 %61 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Sympathy71 %56 %57 %68 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Disturbing75 %56 %69 %68 %
32.5 %≈ 43′Disturbing71 %49 %70 %59 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Disturbing60 %45 %58 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Disturbing59 %53 %55 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 63′Tension68 %65 %56 %43 %
52.5 %≈ 70′Tension80 %77 %63 %51 %
57.5 %≈ 76′Disturbing85 %81 %74 %65 %
62.5 %≈ 83′Tension82 %79 %75 %66 %
67.5 %≈ 90′Disturbing79 %77 %71 %63 %
72.5 %≈ 96′Tension81 %80 %68 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 103′Tension83 %83 %68 %56 %
82.5 %≈ 110′Tension85 %84 %71 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 116′Tension86 %81 %63 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 123′Sympathy76 %63 %45 %56 %
97.5 %≈ 130′Sadness63 %42 %38 %52 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

KK
Kim Kang-woo

Prince Yeonsan

LJ
Lim Ji-yeon

IJ
Im Ji-yeon

Dan-hee

LY
Lee You-young

Seol Jung-mae

Cheon Ho-jin

Sa-hong

CJ
Cha Ji-yeon

Jang Nok-su

GK
Go Kyung-pyo

Grand Prince Jin-seong

SY
Seo Young-joo

Young Im Sung-jae

Song Young-chang

Yu Ja-gwang

Cho Han-chul

Park Won-jong

Jang Kwang

Prime Minister

Ki Joo-bong

Butcher Mr. Kim

RA
Ryu Abel

Wife of the Head of Sung Kyun-kwan

KJ
Kim Ji-young

Mother of Deposed Queen Lady Yun

MH
Moon Hee-kyung

Discipline sanggung

KD
Kim Do-young

Barmaid

A
Amy

Cotton Flannel Painting Model Court Lady

YY
Yoon Yeong-gyun

Head of Naegeumwi

PK
Park Kyung-chan

Minister

KS
Kim Soo-yeon

Cotton Flannel Painting Model Court Lady

Details

Directed by
Kyu-dong Min, Min Kyu-dong
Written by
Kyu-dong Min, Yoon-Seong Lee, Min Kyu-dong, Lee Yoon-Seong
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
133 min
Country
South Korea
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 2,755 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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