Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

film by Park Chan-Wook [2002]

Also known as: “Boksuneun naui geot”

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…consequences: Boksuneun naui geot (2002; Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance), Oldeuboi (2003; Oldboy), and Chinjeolhan geumjassi (2005; Lady Vengeance). These were later dubbed the “vengeance trilogy” by critics and the mass media because of their thematic kinship and use of ultraviolence, though they were unconnected narratively. By far the most significant…
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…consequences: Boksuneun naui geot (2002; Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance), Oldeuboi (2003; Oldboy), and Chinjeolhan geumjassi (2005; Lady Vengeance). These were later dubbed the “vengeance trilogy” by critics and the mass media because of their thematic kinship and use of ultraviolence, though they were unconnected narratively. By far the most significant…
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