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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

"Revenge was never this sweet."

2002

2h 9m

7.5(1714 votes)

Action

Drama

Thriller

Overview

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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Social & External

Production Companies

CJ Entertainment

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

24 members

Acting

송강호

Dong-jin

송강호

Acting

신하균

Ryu

신하균

Acting

배두나

Yeong-mi

배두나

Acting

임지은

Sister

임지은

Acting

한보배

Yu-Sun

한보배

Acting

이대연

Detective Choi

이대연

Acting

기주봉

Engineer Peng

기주봉

Acting

김세동

CEO

김세동

Acting

이윤미

Boss

No Image

Acting

류승범

Person with Cerebral Palsy

류승범

Acting

지대한

Detective Ji

지대한

Acting

Heo Jong-su

Detective Heo

No Image

Acting

Nam Byung-hoon

Man 1

No Image

Acting

박재웅

Man 2

박재웅

Acting

정규수

Doctor 1

정규수

Directing

Lee Jeong-wook

Doctor 2

Lee Jeong-wook

Acting

이금희

Radio DJ

이금희

Directing

류승완

Chinese Delivery Man

류승완

Acting

이칸희

Dong-jin's Ex-wife

이칸희

Acting

정재영

Husband of Dong-jin's Ex-wife

정재영

Acting

김익태

Laborer 1

김익태

Acting

오광록

Laborer 2

오광록

Acting

신정근

Laborer 3

신정근

Directing

박찬욱

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

박찬욱

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