Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
복수는 나의 것
2002South KoreaLanguage: koDirected by Park Chan-wook★ 7.5
Available in English: subtitled
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.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakbrutalmelancholiccold and detachedquietly devastating
Pacing
slow burnmethodicalescalating
Story
survivalpursuitunraveling
Emotion
griefguiltfeeling powerlesssacrificerageloss of innocence
Themes
class and moneypovertycorrupt institutionsfamily duty
Feel
exhaustinggut punchquietly hauntingdiscussion starteremotionally wrecking
Violence
graphic