Main Cast: Lee Yeong-ae, Kim Shi-hu, Nam Il-woo, Kim Byeong-ok
Release Year: 2005
Country: KR
Run Time: 114 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
A woman looks for both revenge and redemption after spending 13 years in prison in this offbeat thriller from South Korea. Lee Geum-ja (Lee Yeong-ae) was in her early twenties when she was found guilty of kidnapping and killing a young boy, and though she confessed to the crime under duress, while behind bars she dreamed of one day being able to clear her name -- and even the score with the people who railroaded her, including the police officer who brought her in (Nam Il-woo) and Mr. Baek (Choi Min-Sik), a teacher who wronged her in a number of ways. Lee Geun-ja teams up with a number of friends she made during her time in lock-up, including Woo So-yeong (Kim Bu-seon), a thief with a gunsmith for a husband; Oh Su-heui (Ra Mi-ran), who was saved from assault at the hands fellow inmates by Lee; and Preacher Jeon (Kim Byeong-ok), an eccentric man of the cloth who was struck by her gentle nature in jail. As Preacher Jeon helps Lee seek salvation for all she had to do while in prison, her other friends stand by her side as she gets even with her rivals and searches for the daughter she was forced to leave behind when she was convicted. Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (aka Chinjeolhan Geum-ja-ssi) was the third film in a series, preceded by Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, and Old Boy. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
Lee Yeong-ae - Lee Geum-ja
Kim Shi-hu - Bakery Employee Geun-shik
Nam Il-woo - Det. Choi
Kim Byeong-ok - Preacher Jeon
Oh Dal-su - Bakery Owner Jang; Lee Seung-shin - Park Lee-jeung; Kim Bu-seon - Woo So-yeong; Ra Mi-ran - Oh Su-heui; Go Su-heui - "The Witch"; Seo Yeong-jun - Kim Yang-heui; Song Kang-ho - Kidnapper; Shin Ha-gyun - kidnapper; Yu Ji-tae - Weon-mo, as and adult; Kim Jin-gu; Kim Ik-tae; Lee Yeong-mi; Choi Jeong-woo; Park Myeong-shin; Jang Jeong-ae; Kim Chun-gi; Lee Yong-nyeo; Weon Mi-weon; Oh Gwang-rok; Lee Dae-yeon; Im Su-gyeong; Han Jae-deok; Ryu Seung-wan; Choi Min-Sik - Mr. Baek
Credit
Choi Hyeon-seok - Art Director, Han Ji-hyeon - Art Director, Heo Dae-yeong - Associate Producer, Lee Yong-woo - Associate Producer, Jeon Sang-min - Associate Producer, Je Min-ho - Associate Producer, Go Jeong-seok - Associate Producer, Kim Sang-gi - Associate Producer, Lee Ju-yeol - Casting, Jo Sang-gyeong - Costume Designer, Seok Min-woo - First Assistant Director, Park Chan-wook - Director, Kim Sang-beom - Editor, Kim Jae-beom - Editor, Miky Lee - Executive Producer, Song Jong-heui - Hair Styles, Jo Yeong-wook - Composer (Music Score), Song Jong-heui - Makeup, Jo Hwa-seong - Production Designer, Jeong Jeong-hun - Cinematographer, Jo Yeong-wook - Producer, Lee Tae-heon - Producer, Lee Seung-cheol - Sound/Sound Designer, Kim Chang-seop - Sound/Sound Designer, Kim Seok-weon - Sound/Sound Designer, Park Chan-wook - Screenwriter, Jeong Seo-gyeong - Screenwriter, Lee Jeon-seok - Visual Effects, Jeong Jeom-seok - Conceptual Design
