SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE / 복수는 나의 것

2002, 122 minutes
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun and Bae Doo-na

Park Chan-wook is back on the topic of vengeance with his signature style: unrestrained desperation and rabid violence. To save his sister from dying of kidney disease, Ryu(Shin Ha-Kyun, The Foul King, No Mercy for the Rude) plans to kidnap the four year-old daughter of wealthy industrialist Park Dong-jin(Song Kang-ho, Secret Sunshine, The Host, Memories of Murder). The scheme goes horribly awry, uniting Ryu and Park in a profound sense of loss—and leaving each of them with a totally consuming desire to get revenge on the other. With the force of a sonic boom, Ryu and Park are two missiles converging on a single point. Stand clear.

Tuesday, August 28, 5:00 PM @ Cinema Village


Festivals and Awards

2006 Lake County Film Festival—Official Selection
2005 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival—Official Selection
2004 Milwaukee International Film Festival—Official Selection
2003 Cognac Film Festival—Official Selection
2003 Fantasia Film Festival—Best Asian Film
2003 Philadelphia Film Festival—Jury Award for Best Feature Film
2003 Tokyo International Film Festival—Official Selection
2002 Seattle International Film Festival—Official Selection
2002 Toronto International Film Festival—Official Selection

Director’s Filmography

I'm a Cyborg, but it’s Okay (2006)—Director
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)—Director
Three, Monster (2004)—Director of Cut, one in an omnibus of three shorts
If You Were Me (2003)—Director
Oldboy (2003)—Director
JSA (2000)—Director
Threesome (1997)—Director
The Moon is…Sun’s Dream (1992)—Director