Forbidden Dream

Forbidden Dream is a 2019 South Korean historical drama film directed by Hur Jin-ho and written by Jung Bum-shik and Lee Ji-min. Screenplay by Choi Gun-ho. Based on a true story, it portrays Sejong the Great (Han Suk-kyu), king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea, and his relationship with his greatest scientist, Jang Yeong-sil (Choi Min-sik). It made its international debut at the 2020 New York Asian Film Festival in August 2020.

Synopsis
King Sejong (Han Suk-kyu), the greatest ruler in Chosun history seeks to enhance national prosperity and military power through astronomy with the help of his greatest scientist, Jang Yeong-sil (Choi Min-sik). For twenty years they forged a relationship but due to an incident, Jang Yeong-sil was removed from his post and disappeared completely.

Cast

 * Choi Min-sik as Jang Yeong-sil
 * Han Suk-kyu as Sejong
 * Park Sung-hoon as Lee Hyang
 * Shin Goo as Hwang Hui
 * Kim Hong-fa as Yi Cheon
 * Huh Joon-ho as Cho Mal-saeng
 * Kim Tae-woo as Jeong Nam-son
 * Kim Won-hae as Cho Soon-saeng
 * Im Won-hee as Lim Hyo-don
 * Yoon Je-moon as Choi Hyo-nam
 * Jeon Yeo-been as Sa-im
 * Oh Hee-joon as Young eunuch