Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Name: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2002-03-29
Duration: 2 h 9 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun, Bae Doona, Im Ji-eun, Han Bo-bae

2002·Movie·R·129 min·★ 7.5(1,706)

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“Revenge was never this sweet.”

A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.

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About Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is a 2002 Korean-language action, drama and thriller film directed by Park Chan-wook. The cast is led by Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun, Bae Doona. It has a runtime of 2h 9m. Viewers rate it 7.5/10 across 1700 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+.

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance was produced by CJ Entertainment and Studio Box and made in South Korea. It was released on March 29, 2002, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $4 million, it went on to gross $2 million worldwide.

Director: Park Chan-wook
Writers: Lee Jong-yong, Lee Jae-soon, Park Chan-wook
Release date: March 29, 2002
Original language: Korean
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: South Korea
Budget: $4 million
Box office: $2 million
Production: CJ Entertainment, Studio Box

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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance cast & crew

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance was directed by Park Chan-wook and written by Lee Jong-yong, Lee Jae-soon, and Park Chan-wook.

The cast features Song Kang-ho as Dong-jin, Shin Ha-kyun as Ryu, Bae Doona as Yeong-mi, Im Ji-eun as Sister, Han Bo-bae as Yu-Sun, and Lee Dae-yeon as Detective Choi.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Bek Hyun-jin, cinematography is by Kim Byeong-il, and it was produced by Seok Dong-jun and Lee Jae-soon.

Is Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance worth watching?

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance holds an audience score of 7.5/10 from 1,706 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed action films.

At 2h 9m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action, drama, and thriller, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

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