Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

Korean director Park Chan-wook followed up his highly acclaimed Joint Security Area with this tale of a deaf mute named Ryu (Shin Ha-kyun) trying to help his sister (Lim Ji-Eun) get a kidney transplant. Because his blood type is incompatible and no donors are available, he turns to a group of black-market organ dealers who offer to find one in return for one of his and ten million won. The dealers rip him off, so Ryu conspires with his girlfriend, a political activist, to kidnap his former boss' young daughter and ransom her for the ten million won. But a horrible complication ruins their plans and things begin to spiral out of control as the girl's father (Song Kang-ho) decides to take matters into his own hands with the help of a sympathetic cop. - Tom Vick, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Theatrical Release Date:
08/19/2005
DVD Release Date:
11/22/2005
Rating:
R
MPAA Reasons:
for strong gruesome violence, strong sexuality, language and drug use.
Run Time:
121 min.
Distributor(s):
Tartan Video
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Themes:
Crime Gone Awry, Kidnapping, Out For Revenge
Tone:
Menacing, Stylized
Keywords:
conspiracy, deaf-mute, ransom, sister, transplant
Country of Origin:
USA - Limited (08-19-2005)
Language:
Korean
Status:
DVD