Lady Vengeance (2005)

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112 min - Crime | Drama | Thriller - 29 July 2005 (South Korea)

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Ratings: 7.7/10 from 28,523 users Metascore: 75/100
Reviews: 122 user | 187 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com

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 »

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Cast

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

South Korea

Language:

Korean | English | Japanese

Release Date:

29 July 2005 (South Korea) See more »

Also Known As:

A bosszú asszonya 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)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CJ Capital Investment, Centurion Investment, Ilshin Capital Investments See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min | Argentina: 112 min (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

"Caprice No.24 in A minor"
Composed by Niccolò Paganini (as Nicolò Paganini) See more »

Lady Vengeance (2005)
Chinjeolhan geumjassi (original title)

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