Sympathy for mr vengeance is a deeply confronting 2002 south korean thriller directed by park chanwook. Written by jaesun lee, jongyong lee, muyeong lee and. Having seen oldboy, i was expecting a much different film. A recently laid off factory worker kidnaps his former boss daughter, hoping to use the ransom money to pay for his sisters kidney transplant. The film follows a young, deaf man trying to earn enough money for his sisters kidney transplant by holding the daughter of a wealthy man for ransom and the path of vengeance that follows when the plan. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Vengeance a child kidnapping goes horribly wrong, with escalating consequences on both sides, in sympathy for mr.
As the film opens, a radio announcer reads a foreboding message sent in by the deaf mute ryu, an intense young man. Vengeance 2002 deafmute ryu shin hakyun has just been fired from his job in a seoul, south korea, factory, and the timing couldnt be worse. Ryu shin hakyun, is a deafmute man working in a factory to support his ailing sister lim jieun, who is in desperate need of a kidney transplant. Though park directs with stylistic flair, this revenge thriller is more excessively gruesome than thrilling. Sympathy for mr vengeance boksuneun naui geot details. Vengeance is among the best revenge films ever made and is a haunting piece of work that if you love foreign cinema, youll surely enjoy this picture. However, chanwook park pleasantly surprised me with the first part of his revenge trilogy. Find out more about sympathy for mr vengeance boksuneun naui geot at. Vengeance 2002 chanwook park on allmovie korean director park chanwook followed up his. Sympathy for mr vengeance 3 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars.
Sympathy for mr vengeance from the guardian the guardian. Vengeance 2002 cast and crew deafmute ryu shin hakyun has just been fired from his job in a seoul, south korea, factory, and the timing couldnt be worse. Vengeances wife and daughter are murdered because of a drug lords tweaked out cronies, he joins up with the drug enforcement agency, not. Vengeance is a 2002 south korean thriller film directed by park. Vengeance is mine is a 2002 south korean action thriller film directed and cowritten by park chanwook. Official theatrical movie poster for sympathy for mr. Vengeance 2002 eng sub, korea movie 2002, watch online korean drama, chinese drama, movies with engsub and download free on kodrama. Vengeance, a work by one of my favorite new directors, was a very different movie then what i originally expected. Vengeance is a 2002 south korean action thriller film directed and cowritten by park chanwook. Vengeance, released in 2002 and directed by chanwook park with byeongil kim as cinematographer and editing by jaebeom kim, sangbeom kim.
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