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Audio Format: DD 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1 Video Format: Widescreen 2.35:1 (Anamorphic) Languages: Korean Subtitles: English, Spanish Region Code: 1 Year Made: 2002 Running Time: 122
The First Korean Hard Boiled Movie Is Born
The Exhilaration of a Tragedy That Shakes All the Senses
 "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" professes to be a true hard-boiled movie, the first of its kind in Korea. Although many Korean films have previously laid claim to the genre, those movies have used strategically placed humorous scenes to ease the audience's tension, rather than to set their roots in realism. Hard-boiled movies are not about easing tension.
They portray reality as it is from beginning to end and keep the audience riveted so as to leave anunforgettable impression in their minds. "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" aspires to be such a movie. It shows how the society we live in and breathe in storms into an individual's life, and how an individual breaks down under its force.
In an excess of embellishment overridden with tears and laughter, forceful images and catharsis reach out to the audience.
A Movie That Director Park Chan-Wook Has Worked on for the past 5 Years,
Even Before his success with "Joint Security Area"
"JSA" broke Korean box office records and changed the concept of the blockbuster forever.Winning special attention around the world and establishing itself as a modern-day Korean classic,"JSA" embraced the hopes of everyone in a divided Korea and portrayed humanism in the face of war. "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" is a script that Director Park Chan-wook has been working on since even before he made "JSA", and it presents the viewer with a sharp look at reality represented by kidnapping, violence, and murder.
"Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" promises a more intense experience in a totally different style.
Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun, Bae Doona
Shocking Transformations Expected to Sweep the Screen
Song Kang-ho and Shin Ha-kyun, who contributed to the success of "JSA", join forces again in"Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance".
They have firmly established their skill in acting on the stage, but "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" provides a special challenge.
They will have to completely free themselves from the images they have portrayed so far and embrace new characters. Song Kang-ho trades in his trademark image of innocence-filled humanity for intense eyes and a cruel heartlessness.
Shin Ha-kyun tries his hand at playing dumb, with no lines apart from his usual friendly smile. Joining these two powerful actors will be new generation heroine Bae Doona.
Acclaimed for her acting in "Barking Dogs Never Bite," she transforms into the femme fatale in "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" and will furnish proof of her great potential.
Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun, Bae Doona. 2002. Expect the screen to be exclusively theirs.
All die except one....mercilessly
A kind older sister, a beautiful girl.... The world is a warm place, is it not?
Ryu tries to donate one of his kidneys to his sick sister, only to receive the diagnosis that his is notappropriate for her.
On top of this, he is fired from his factory for missing work to care for his sister, and his severancepay is only 10 million won ($7,000). First he gets mixed up with an organ seller in the black marketwho steals his kidney, then he also loses his 10 million won. He gets a call from the hospital sayingthey have a match for his sister but it's too late.
Ryu's girlfriend Youngmi suggests kidnapping a rich man's child, saying, "kidnapping for a good reason is not a crime..."
With the accidental death of a child, the whole world turns its back on them.
Dongjin 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 with is his daughter Yoosun. One day, Yoosun is kidnapped.
A picture of her with her doll is delivered to him. After deep thought, he decides not to call the policeand prepares the ransom, but the next day Yoosun is found drowned. His daughter is now cold.
Dongjin begins the hunt?
Special Features:
- Director Commentary
- Behind the Scenes (30 min)
- A First Look at Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Filmography
- Photo Gallery
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