{
  "id": 13007409,
  "title": "Singapore film festival rejects South Korean party’s calls to drop The Assassin(s)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/singapore-film-festival-rejects-south-korean-partys-calls-to-drop-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T02:30:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3370256/singapore-film-festival-rejects-south-korean-partys-calls-drop-assassins"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) has decided to retain the South Korean political thriller The Assassin(s) as the opening film of its 37th edition, despite calls from South Korea’s conservative opposition People Power Party (PPP) to withdraw it. The PPP argues that the film distorts historical facts related to a 1974 assassination attempt on then president Park Chung-hee, which resulted in the death of his wife, first lady Yuk Young-soo. SGIFF maintains that the film was selected based on its artistic merit and contribution to contemporary Asian cinema, and that it was not intended to establish historical conclusions or distort facts. The festival presents the film as a creative work, combining historical events with fictional characters and situations.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}