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Chinjeolhan geumjassi (2005)

R 112 min  -  Crime | Drama | Thriller  -   29 July 2005 (South Korea)
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After thirteen and half years in prison for kidnapping and murdering the boy Park Won-mo, Geum-ja Lee is released and tries to fix her life... See full summary »

Director:

Chan-wook Park
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Cast

Credited cast:
Yeong-ae Lee ...
Min-sik Choi ...
Mr. Baek
Shi-hoo Kim Shi-hoo Kim ...
Geun-shik
Yea-young Kwon Yea-young Kwon ...
Jenny
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Barry Tony Barry ...
StepFather, Australian
Anne Cordiner Anne Cordiner ...
StepMother, Australian
Su-hee Go Su-hee Go ...
Ma-nyeo
Hye-jeong Kang Hye-jeong Kang ...
Tv announcer
Bu-seon Kim Bu-seon Kim ...
So-young Woo
Byeong-ok Kim Byeong-ok Kim ...
Preacher
Dae-yeon Lee Dae-yeon Lee ...
Prison head
Seung-Shin Lee Seung-Shin Lee ...
Yi-jeong Park
Su-gyeong Lim Su-gyeong Lim ...
A prison officer
Il-woo Nam Il-woo Nam ...
Detective Choi
Dal-su Oh Dal-su Oh ...
Mr. Chang
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Storyline

After thirteen and half years in prison for kidnapping and murdering the boy Park Won-mo, Geum-ja Lee is released and tries to fix her life. She finds a job in a bakery; she orders the manufacturing of a special weapon; she reunites with her daughter, who was adopted by an Australian family; and she plots revenge against the real killer of Won-mo, the English teacher Mr. Baek. With the support of former inmates from prison, Geum-ja seeks an unattained redemption with her vengeance. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

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Plot Keywords:

Boy | Revenge | Vengeance | Bakery | Kidnapping  | See more »

Taglines:

Coming For You See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violent content - some involving children, and some sexuality See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean | English | Japanese

Release Date:

(South Korea) See more »

Also Known As:

Lady Vengeance See more »

Box Office

Budget:

KRW 4,200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

HKD 914,116 (Hong Kong) (16 October 2005) (29 Screens)

Gross:

$211,667 (USA) (1 October 2006)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Argentina: (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The snow at the ending is not real. They brought two trucks of salt, scattered it all over the street and finally adjusted the scene using computer graphics. See more »

Quotes

Geum-ja Lee: Be White. Live White. Like this.
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Connections

Referenced in "To kokkino domatio: I ekdikisi mias kyrias (#2.1)" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Concerto for Bassoon in E minor, RV 484. 3rd Movement 'Allegro'"
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi See more »