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Lady Vengeance

Original title: Chinjeolhan geumjassi
  • 20052005
  • RR
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
78K
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Lee Yeong-ae in Chinjeolhan geumjassi (2005)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
78K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Park Chan-wook
  • Writers
    • Park Chan-wook(character created by: Lady Vengeance, Vengeance Trilogy)
    • Seo-kyeong Jeong
    • Myeong-chan Park(comic)
  • Stars
    • Nam-mi Kang
    • Jeong-nam Choi
    • Hye-Sook Go
Top credits
  • Director
    • Park Chan-wook
  • Writers
    • Park Chan-wook(character created by: Lady Vengeance, Vengeance Trilogy)
    • Seo-kyeong Jeong
    • Myeong-chan Park(comic)
  • Stars
    • Nam-mi Kang
    • Jeong-nam Choi
    • Hye-Sook Go
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 181User reviews
    • 215Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 13 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Nam-mi Kang
    • Choir Member 1as Choir Member 1
    Jeong-nam Choi
    • Choir Member 2as Choir Member 2
    Hye-Sook Go
    • Choir Member 3as Choir Member 3
    Bok-hwa Baek
    • Choir Member 4as Choir Member 4
    Cheol Hong
    • Choir Member 5as Choir Member 5
    Ho-soo Joo
    • Choir Member 6as Choir Member 6
    • (as Joo Seong-wan)
    In-bo Jang
    • Choir Member 7as Choir Member 7
    • (as Jang Min)
    Kim Byeong-Ok
    Kim Byeong-Ok
    • Preacheras Preacher
    Lee Yeong-ae
    Lee Yeong-ae
    • Geum-ja Leeas Geum-ja Lee
    Seong-Yoon Choi
    • Won-mo's Friendas Won-mo's Friend
    Il-woo Nam
    • Detective Choias Detective Choi
    Cha Soon-bae
    Cha Soon-bae
    • Reporteras Reporter
    Ik-tae Kim
    • Won-mo's Fatheras Won-mo's Father
    Yeong-mi Lee
    • Won-mo's Motheras Won-mo's Mother
    Jin-gu Kim
    • Sun-sook Goas Sun-sook Go
    Kim Bu-seon
    Kim Bu-seon
    • So-young Wooas So-young Woo
    Young-ju Seo
    • Yang-hee Kimas Yang-hee Kim
    • (as Yeong-ju Seo)
    Su-hee Go
    • Ma-nyeoas Ma-nyeo
    • Director
      • Park Chan-wook
    • Writers
      • Park Chan-wook(character created by: Lady Vengeance, Vengeance Trilogy)
      • Seo-kyeong Jeong
      • Myeong-chan Park(comic)
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    Storyline

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    Wrongfully accused of child abduction and murder, the angelic-faced single mother, Lee Geum-ja, is released from prison after thirteen long years. Hell-bent on taking her sweet revenge on the man behind the hideous crime, Lee hatches an infallible plan of retribution with the help of her cellmates; however, planning is easier than doing. Now--as Lee Geum-ja struggles to make amends with the daughter she was forced to give up--at the same time, she finds herself torn between her insatiable thirst for vengeance and the desperate need for atonement. Can she have both? —Nick Riganas
    • revenge
    • murder
    • vengeance
    • detective
    • christian
    • 130 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Lee Geum-Ja, have mercy on us...
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong violent content - some involving children, and some sexuality
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The snow during the closing scene is not real. They brought two trucks of salt and scattered it all over the street; the falling snow is CGI.
    • Goofs
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Quotes

      Geum-ja Lee: Be White. Live White. Like this.

    • Alternate versions
      There are two different versions of the film. One is full color. The other, called "Fade to Black Version", shifts from color to B&W over the course of the movie. Like Sin City, there are color highlighted, even in the B&W scenes. The second version is what the director intended, but he was not able to complete it properly until the Korean DVD (which includes both versions).
    • Connections
      Follows Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Mareta no'm faces plorar
      Composed by Jordi Savall

      Vocal by Montserrat Figuera, Arianna Savall

      Baroque Guitar by Xavier Diaz-Latotte

      Baroque Flutes Traversieres by Mare Hantai

      Bass Viola da gamba by Jordi Savall

      Courtesy by Alia Vox

    User reviews181

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Unexpected poetry and bleak hilarity
    "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" is a surprisingly poetic finale to Park's excellent Revenge Trilogy. The film fuses the relatively low-key style of "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" with the jet-black humor of "Oldboy," while adding welcome moments of poignancy and sentiment. The film is nowhere near as violent as its predecessors, although a good deal of mayhem takes place offscreen.

    Yeong-ae Lee is outstanding as the troubled protagonist Geum-ja, the ex-convict who is seeking redemption as much as revenge. Although the supporting actors -- including several from Park's earlier films -- are uniformly fine, Lee's performance is the heart of the film.

    "Lady Vengeance" is difficult to describe without revealing major plot points, as the most memorable scenes come at revelatory moments in the story. Suffice it to say that the climax blends tragedy and hilarity with a degree of success that few directors could hope to match.

    9/10. Bravo.
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    • Carl_Tait
    • Oct 2, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 29, 2005 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
    • Filming locations
      • Seoul, South Korea
    • Production companies
      • CJ Entertainment
      • CJ Capital Investment
      • Centurion Investment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • ₩4,200,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $211,667
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,850
      • Apr 30, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,834,149
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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