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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is a film of genre Drama directed by Park Chan-wook released in USA on 14 june 2002 with Song Kang-ho
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
Boksuneun naui geot (coréen romanisé) 복수는 나의 것 (hangeul)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 14 june 2002
Length 2h9
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, Films about language and translation
Rating74%
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Hangul: 복수는 나의 것; RR: Boksuneun Naui Geot; lit. "Vengeance Is Mine" or "Revenge Is Mine") is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Park Chan-wook which follows the character Ryu trying to earn enough money for his sister's kidney transplant and the path of vengeance that follows. It is the first part of The Vengeance Trilogy and is followed by Oldboy (2003) and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005).
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Ryu (Shin Ha-kyun), is a deaf-mute man working in a factory to support his ailing sister (Im Ji-eun), who is in desperate need of a kidney transplant. As Ryu is not a match, and he is laid off from his job, Ryu contacts a black market organ dealer, and agrees to exchange his severance money and one of his own kidneys in exchange for a matching one. The dealers perform the operation, but disappear after taking Ryu's kidney and money. Three weeks later, Ryu learns from his doctor that a donor has been found, but Ryu is unable to afford the operation now.Actors
Song Kang-ho
(Dong-jin)
Shin Ha-kyun
(Ryu)
Bae Doona
(Yeong-mi)
Im Ji-eun
(Sister)
Jung Jae-young
(Husband of Dong-jin's Ex-wife)
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