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Actor Yoo Ah-in said he wanted to have the experience of having locked up in a rice chest during the press conference for the movie, “The Thrones,” held in CGV Apgujeong on Tuesday.

“The Thrones” is based on a historical event in which King Yeongjo of Joseon effectively executed his son Sado by locking him in a rice chest for eight days. As the motif of “The Thrones” is based on this event, it includes a scene in which Sado -- played by Yoo -- is executed.

Yoo added, “I wanted to understand the horror and isolation that Sado must have felt confined in the chest. This experience certainly has given me a strong inspiration for me as an actor.”

“The Thrones,” a tragedy about the royal family, especially King Yeongjo, who is a strict law-abiding king, and Prince Sado, who always wanted to be accepted as a son to his father, is set to premiere in September.

By Lee Hye-won (hyewonlee@heraldcorp.com)