In Seoul, Ryu, a deaf worker has a sister who needs a kidney transplant. He tries to donate his own kidney to his sister, but his blood type is not compatible with hers. When Ryu is fired from Ilshin Electronics, he meets illegal dealers of organs, and the criminals propose that he give them his kidney plus ten millions Won to obtain a kidney suitable for his sister. Ryu accepts the trade, but he does not have money to pay for the surgery. His anarchist revolutionary girlfriend Cha Young-mi convinces him to kidnap Yossun, the daughter of his former employer Park, who owns Ilshin Electronics. However, a tragedy happens, generating revenge and a series of acts of violence.

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  Song Kang Ho (Park Dong Jin)

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  Shin Ha Kyun (Ryu)

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  Bae Doo Na (Cha Yeong-mi)

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  Han Bo Bae (Yu sun)

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  Jung Jae Young (Husband of Dong-jin's ex-wife's)

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  Shin Jeong Keun (Anarchist #3)

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• Dec 22, 2011 1 of 1 episodes seen

  Go-To-The-Extreme
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  When I first watched this movie a few years back I remember that I found the storyline very intriguing.(Be it that I was new to K-movies at that time.) It just struck me with its...uniqueness. Aside from violent scenes that can render you uncomfortable. It is one of the Korean movies that will stick with me for a really long time.

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• Nov 16, 2012 1 of 1 episodes seen

  MizushimaScary
  4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  9
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  "Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." - That one Asian guy.
  
  Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is as the title implies - a story about vengeance and making us sympathize with the motives behind said vengeance, and it does it very well.
  
  It shows us that the world isn't black and white, and while we may not agree with how things turn out - we can understand why they ended up that way.
  
  The emotion from the actors in this film is very raw, even to the point of being intoxicating - which is one of its main charms, I think.
  
  The pacing was one of the weaker points of the film, as it took around an hour to really get things rolling. Sure the hour had a lot of build up, but it was really quite unnecessary at times.
  It isn't a film you really want to re-watch straight away - more like you'll watch it once then maybe watch it again after a year or so.
  
  Once it started, though... It was quite beautiful.
  
  Anyway, delightful movie. read more

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  Joint Security Area

  Same genius director with great plot, great acting and greatness all round.

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  Sympathy For Lady Vengeance

  Same director. Similarly about loss and revenge.

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