Boksuneun Na-ui geot (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance)
First movie in Park, Chan-wuk's Revenge Trilogy
Year: 2002
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Running Time: 120 minutes
Rating: 18
Director: Park, Chan-wuk
Producer:
Production: Studio Box
Distribution: CJ Entertainment
Cast: Song Gang-ho, Shin Ha-gyun, Bae Du-na, Hahn Bo-bae, Lee, Dae-yeon, Ghi Ju-bong, Kim Se-dong, Lee Yun-mi, Ryu Seung-beom, Ji Dae-han
Awards:
Best Cinematography - Kim, Byeong-il (2002 Korean Film Awards)
Best Film Editing - Kim, Sang-beom (2002 Korean Film Awards)
Best Lighting - Park, Hyeon-Won (2002 Korean Film Awards)
Best Asian Film (2003 Fant-Asia Film Festival)
Jury Award - Best Feature Film (2003 Philadelphia Film Festival)
Synopsis:
Dead 6 year old girl...no one killed her, but everyone must die!!! There are two types of kidnapping in the world, bad kind and good kind...
Ryu tries to donate one of his kidneys to his sick sister, only to receive the word that he is not an appropriate match for her. On top of this, he is fired from his factory for missing work to care for his sister. Searching for a matching donor, he gets mixed up with black market organ dealer, who steals his kidney and his severence pay. He gets a call from the hospital saying that they have a match for his sister, but he needs to come up with the money. Ryu's girlfriend, Yeong-mi, suggests kidnapping a rich man's child, saying, "kidnapping for a good cause is not a crime..."
Dong-jin is a self-made man who started from the bottom as a technician. Unfortunately, his wife divorces him for not being attentive enough to his family life. The only thing he has left is his daughter Yu-seon. One day, Yu-seon is kidnapped. A picture of her with her doll is delivered to him. After deep thought, he decides not to call the police and prepares the ransom. Ryu's sister, finding out about the kidnapping, commits suicide and Yu-seon is found drowned. With his daughter dead, Dong-jin begins the hunt to avenge her death while Ryu prepares a vengeance on the organ dealer.
Outside Reviews:
Korean Movie Database Summary (in Korean)
Love HK Film Review
Koreanfilm.org Review by Darcy Piquet
Blu-ray Editions:
TBD
