Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

7.5 2002 Park Chan-wook 2h 9m
Action Drama Thriller
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.

Cast

Song Kang-ho Song Kang-ho Dong-jin
Shin Ha-kyun Shin Ha-kyun Ryu
Bae Doona Bae Doona Yeong-mi
Im Ji-eun Im Ji-eun Sister
Han Bo-bae Han Bo-bae Yu-Sun
Lee Dae-yeon Lee Dae-yeon Detective Choi
Ki Joo-bong Ki Joo-bong Engineer Peng
Kim Se-dong Kim Se-dong CEO

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Vibes

Energized Heart Pounding Deeply Moving Hidden Gem

Double Feature Pairings

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