Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
2005 · Movie · R · 115 min · ★ 7.5 · 76% critics
After years in prison for a crime she says she didn’t commit, a woman is released and sets out to carry out a carefully prepared revenge. As she reconnects with people from her past and calls in old favors, her plan forces her to confront what justice costs and whether payback can ever bring peace.
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Details
- Original title
- 친절한 금자씨
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-07-29
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (1,949 votes)
- Box office
- $23,834,149
- Budget
- $4,500,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, methodical revenge tale with unsettling themes and a stylized tone, especially if you liked Oldboy; Not for you if you need straightforward storytelling or constant suspense.
Pros: bold, original revenge story; striking visuals and mood; strong central performance | Cons: confusing, non-linear structure; slow, uneven pacing; can feel abstract
Themes
- prison
- women's prison
- revenge
- vengeance
- waiting for revenge
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2005 · nominated
Cast & crew
Lee Young-ae
as Lee Geum-ja
Choi Min-sik
as Mr. Baek
Kwon Yea-young
as Jenny
Kim Si-hoo
as Geun-shik
Nam Il-woo
as Detective Choi
Kim Byeong-ok
as Preacher
Oh Dal-su
as Mr. Chang
Lee Seung-shin
as Park Yi-jeong
Kim Bu-seon
as Woo So-young
Ra Mi-ran
as Oh Su-hee
Directed by Park Chan-wook