Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (2002) (Korean)

April 6, 2007 · Posted in Drama, Korean Movies, Thriller

This is the story of Ryu, a deaf man, and his sister, who requires a kidney transplant. Ryu’s boss, Park, has just laid him off, and in order to afford the transplant, Ryu and his girlfriend develop a plan to kidnap Park’s daughter. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.

Directed: Chan-wook Park
Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller
Cast: Kang-ho Song, Ha-kyun Shin, Du-na Bae, Ji-Eun Lim, Bo-bae Han, Se-dong Kim, Dae-yeon Lee
Runtime: 129 min
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310775/