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Release Date:
21 November 2003 (South Korea)
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Tagline:
15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance more
Plot:
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days. full summary | full synopsis
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17 wins
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10 nominations
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(81 articles)
Thirst DVD Review
(From Collider.com. 29 November 2009, 7:57 AM, PST)
Palisades-Tartan will bring Vengeance on Blu-ray Disc to the Us
(From Affenheimtheater. 18 November 2009, 11:47 AM, PST)
(From Collider.com. 29 November 2009, 7:57 AM, PST)
Palisades-Tartan will bring Vengeance on Blu-ray Disc to the Us
(From Affenheimtheater. 18 November 2009, 11:47 AM, PST)
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Absolutely Sublime.......................................................
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Min-sik Choi | ... | Dae-su Oh | |
| Ji-tae Yu | ... | Woo-jin Lee | |
| Hye-jeong Kang | ... | Mi-do | |
| Dae-han Ji | ... | No Joo-hwan | |
| Dal-su Oh | ... | Park Cheol-woong | |
| Byeong-ok Kim | ... | Mr. Han | |
| Seung-Shin Lee | ... | Yoo Hyung-ja | |
| Jin-seo Yun | ... | Lee Soo-ah | |
| Dae-yeon Lee | ... | Beggar | |
| Kwang-rok Oh | ... | Suicidal Man | |
| Tae-kyung Oh | ... | Young Dae-su | |
| Yeon-suk Ahn | ... | Young Woo-jin | |
| Il-han Oo | ... | Young Joo-hwan | |
| Su-hyeon Kim | |||
| Seung-jin Lee |
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Rated R for strong violence including scenes of torture, sexuality and pervasive language.
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120 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Argentina:18 |
New Zealand:R18 |
Taiwan:R-18 |
Portugal:M/18 |
Iceland:16 |
Australia:MA (tv rating) |
Brazil:18 |
Italy:T |
Norway:18 (unrated) |
Norway:15 (DVD) |
Belgium:16 |
Israel:18 |
Chile:18 |
Belgium:KNT |
Argentina:16 (DVD rating) |
Mexico:C |
Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) |
Poland:15 |
Australia:R |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) |
Canada:18A (Ontario) |
Finland:K-15 |
France:-16 |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:III |
Ireland:18 |
Japan:R-15 |
Netherlands:16 |
Singapore:R21 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R
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Dae-su Oh bangs his head right after stopping Mi-do from reading his diary. This "head banging" was not a scripted action. However Hye-jeong Kang (Mi-do) kept her cool and continued on with her lines. The director, in an interview, said that he kept and used this supposedly NG scene for its comical and emotional value.
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Revealing mistakes: In the scene when Woo-jin Lee was pulling Lee Soo-ah's hand on the bridge, there was an angle that showed Lee Soo-ah's dummy stunt double.
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References Koroshiya 1 (2001)
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Bring My Love
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I've scored this a 9 but I think I may have been a little harsh! I have just read a review that says the reviewer cannot understand the hype. I can see no hype. Everything the film promised and more was delivered. This is a truly wonderful film. It is beautifully acted, brutally and painstakingly directed and as good a display of raw emotion as I have witnessed in any language. The story is gripping, the characters believable and well rounded, the emotion human and the feeling I was left with at the end of the film is one of awe. And that was after I had watched it twice. Honestly, this is a truly, truly wonderful film. Do not miss it under any circumstances!