Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
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| Hangul | |
| Hanja | 는 나의 것 |
| Revised Romanization | Boksuneun Naui Geot |
| McCune–Reischauer | Poksunŭn Naŭi Kŏt |
| Directed by | Park Chan-wook |
| Produced by | Im Jin-gyu |
| Written by |
Park Chan-wook Lee Jae-soon Lee Moo-young Lee Yong-jong |
| Starring |
Song Kang-ho Shin Ha-kyun Bae Doona |
| Music by | Baik Hyun-jhin Jang Young-gyu |
| Cinematography | Kim Byung-il |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-bum |
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Production
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Studio Box
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| Distributed by |
CJ Entertainment Tartan Films |
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Running time
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129 minutes |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$1,954,937 |
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Hangul: 복수는 나의 것; RR: Boksuneun Naui Geot; lit. "Vengeance Is Mine") is a 2002 South Korean thriller film directed by Park Chan-wook which follows the character Ryu trying to earn enough money for his sister's kidney transplant and the path of vengeance that follows. It is the first part of The Vengeance Trilogy and is followed by Oldboy (2003) and Lady Vengeance (2005).
Ryu is a deaf-mute man working in a factory. His ailing sister is in desperate need of a kidney transplant, but Ryu's is not a match. After he is laid off from his job, Ryu takes his severance money and contacts a black market organ dealer to exchange one of his kidneys for one that his sister can use. The dealers disappear after taking Ryu's kidney and money. Three weeks later, Ryu learns from his doctor that a donor has been found, but he is unable to afford the operation.
To raise money for the operation, Yeong-mi, Ryu's radical anarchist girlfriend, suggests kidnapping the daughter of an executive that fired Ryu. They kidnap Yu-sun, the young daughter of Dong-jin. The girl stays with Ryu's sister, who believes Ryu is merely babysitting her. Ryu and Yeong-mi successfully collect the ransom from Dong-jin. However, Ryu's sister discovers the plan and commits suicide to stop being a burden to him.
Ryu takes Yu-sun and his sister's body to a suburban riverbed they used to frequent as children, and begins to bury her. Distracted by the burial and unable to hear, Ryu is unaware when Yu-sun slips into the river, and she drowns.
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