According to reports, the Korean KBS TV series "Taejong Lee Bang Won" was involved in a lawsuit for allegedly abusing horses during the filming process. Recently, a South Korean court issued a verdict: imposing a fine of 10 million won (approximately RMB 54,000) on each of the three relevant staff members, and a fine of 5 million won on KBS.
The costume drama "Taizong Li Bangyuan" will be broadcast in South Korea at the end of 2021. In episode 7, there was a scene where an actor fell off a horse while riding a horse. However, the scene of the horse falling to the ground caused concern among the audience. It was later confirmed by the crew that the horse died a week after the fall, and the video of the incident was also released.
It turned out that in order to prevent the running horse from falling, the crew arranged for a large number of staff to pull the rope behind it, causing the horse to fall heavily on the spot, with its head and neck directly touching the ground, and its hind legs kicked several times, and the actor on the horse also Then he fell off the horse and couldn't move.
media reported that the Seoul Southern District Court held a trial on the case on the 17th. The judge pointed out in the judgment that based on the evidence, the crew of the show had clearly violated the Animal Protection Act and it was indeed an "abuse" and accused The crew knew that they could use special effects instead of actually making the horse fall, but they still used horses for real-life filming, which resulted in horse casualties.
The verdict also mentioned that the defendant's behavior not only caused the horse pain, but also had a negative impact on the social atmosphere after the scene was broadcast.
