Set in late Joseon Dynasty Korea, the film follows Shin Yun-bok (played by Kim Min-sun) who lives as a young man to study painting under the tutelage of the master painter Kim Hong-do (Ahn Sung-ki). Torn between artistic ambition and hidden identity, Yun-bok becomes entangled in complex relationships—most notably with the nobleman Kim Dong-hyu (Kim Nam-gil) and with the constraints of class and gender norms. The story explores desire, freedom, and the cost of self-expression against rigid social expectations.
: It may also be found under its Indonesian translated title or its original Korean title, Related Media film portrait of a beauty sub indo updated
Set in late Joseon Dynasty Korea, the film follows Shin Yun-bok (played by Kim Min-sun) who lives as a young man to study painting under the tutelage of the master painter Kim Hong-do (Ahn Sung-ki). Torn between artistic ambition and hidden identity, Yun-bok becomes entangled in complex relationships—most notably with the nobleman Kim Dong-hyu (Kim Nam-gil) and with the constraints of class and gender norms. The story explores desire, freedom, and the cost of self-expression against rigid social expectations.
: It may also be found under its Indonesian translated title or its original Korean title, Related Media