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Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

Name: Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2005
Duration: 115 min

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2005 · 115 min · Drama

Freed after thirteen years in prison for a crime she did not commit, a woman methodically enacts an elaborate scheme of revenge against the man who framed her. Park Chan-wook's stylish, morally complex conclusion to his vengeance trilogy.

Runtime: 115 min
Genre: Drama · Thriller
Mood: tense · thoughtful
Entry: some context
Best for: character-driven drama

Content notes: violence or threat Non-exhaustive

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Part of 10 Essential South Korean Films

This film is stop 8 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through South Korea. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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