Living a torturous life of poverty and barely able to survive, Hwa-yeon decides to offer herself as one of the king’s concubines. Once inside the royal palace, two men are immediately seized by the woman - the Grand Prince Seong-won, a megalomaniacal ruler drunk with power and lust, and Kwon-yoo, who has everything to lose if his desire for Hwa-yeon is exposed.
The Concubine is a 2012 South Korean historical erotic thriller film directed by Kim Dae-seung. Set in the Joseon dynasty, it centers around Hwa-yeon, who becomes a royal concubine against her will, Kwon-yoo, a man torn between love and revenge, and Prince Sung-won, who has his heart set on Hwa-yeon despite the countless women available to him. These three characters form a love triangle.
