Lady Vengeance (2005)

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AKA: Chinjeolhan Geumjassi; Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
Directed by: Park Chan-wook
Starring: Lee Young-ae (Geum-ja), Choi Min-sik (Baek), Kim Byeong-ok (Preacher), Kim Si-hoo (Geun-shik)
Country: South Korea, Asian Cinema
Language: Korean (English Subs)
Runtime: 01:55:07
Genres: Captivity, Revenge, Torture, Violence against Men

Plot – Spoilers:
Geum-ja has just been released from prison after 13 years for having kidnapped and killed a young boy. While in prison, Geum-ja was popular among the inmates and guards for her kindness and explicit remorse as a born-again Christian. Now that she’s out, she joins a bakery but appears – to those who’ve known her – to have turned cold and even a little intimidating. She also seems to have brutal plans in place for an unknown man.

Appropriately also known as Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, this one oozes style and great music while wallowing in the idea that for some, there is no such thing as remorse. Only eternal damnation.

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The Blackest Eyes
The Blackest Eyes
March 25, 2023 11:15 pm

Really enjoyed this. Gonna need to watch Sympathy for Mr vengeance next. I own Oldboy

Zayed almansoori
Zayed almansoori
November 4, 2022 10:59 am

A true masterpiece really enjoyed every second, thank you effed up moderators 👍

Alex Hogendorp
Alex Hogendorp
October 2, 2021 11:47 pm

Cinema outside of Hollywood always feels refreshing to me. I find more unique ideas out of those realms whether it be from France, Canada, Japan, South Korea.

SEISMIC808
SEISMIC808
October 1, 2021 5:24 pm

awesome film. That final quarter was proper intense

tonyelmono
tonyelmono
September 19, 2021 7:41 am

Such a lovely move on a goulish subject. What ever, I liked it

Submissify
Submissify
May 9, 2021 8:06 am

Your movies surely seem to buffer a lot and when I say a lot I mean every few minutes or so.
Either way, though I’m very appreciative of this site and enjoyed this movie among others! Keep up the good work! 😀

OJ
OJ
November 24, 2020 5:13 am

I found Asian cinema ( in particular Japanese ) is much better quality than American.

Lady Han
Lady Han
September 29, 2020 2:10 am

The actress, Lee yeong ae admit she only accepted the role because she wants a “different identity” after being typecast because of her tv hit series Dae Jang geum. Where she plays as very demure and wholesome character oppose to her role in Lady vengeance, sadly for her it doesn’t help her career and public image as Yeong ae still known as Jang geum until to this day.

KevC
KevC
May 13, 2020 6:27 pm

Really liked this highly entertaining but did she have to shoot the dog?