Lady Vengeance (2005 Film)

Lady Vengeance (Korean: 친절한 금자씨; RR: Chinjeolhan Geumjassi) is a 2005 South Korean suspense-thriller directed by Park Chan-wook. The film serves as the final entry in the director's thematic revenge trilogy, following Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and Oldboy (2003). While the films share a common thematic focus on vengeance, their narratives are independent of one another.

Plot

The story follows Lee Geum-ja (Lee Young-ae), who is released from prison after serving a 13-year sentence for the kidnapping and murder of a young boy. Upon her release, she is met by a preacher (Kim Byung-ok) who offers her traditional tofu, a symbolic gesture of a clean start. Geum-ja rejects the offering and begins a calculated quest to exact revenge on Mr. Baek (Choi Min-sik), the man who framed her for the crime and destroyed her life. Throughout her journey, she reconnects with former prison inmates and reunites with her daughter, Jenny (Kwon Ye-young).

Production

The film was produced by Moho Films and distributed by CJ Entertainment. The screenplay was written by Jung Seo-kyoung and Park Chan-wook, with cinematography by Jeong Jeong-hun. The film has a runtime of 112 minutes and was released in South Korea on July 29, 2005.