The Villainess

Genre: Action, Drama, Crime

Runtime: 124 mins

Rated: NR

Release Date: 2017

Countries: South Korea

Languages: Korean

DIRECTED BY:

Byung-gil Jung

WRITTEN BY:

Byung-gil Jung, Byung-Sik Jung

CAST INCLUDES:

Ok-bin Kim, Seo-hyung Kim, Ha-kyun Shin, Jun Sung

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Bloody revenge is at the heart of this stylish, kinetic action-thriller that gives a welcome shot of adrenaline to the classic femme fatale story that is "equal parts KILL BILL, NIKITA, JOHN WICK, HARDCORE HENRY and HK-Era John Woo" (Screen Anarchy). From Director Jung Byung-Gil, this Cannes Film Festival Official Selection follows a female assassin, who leaves a trail of bodies behind as she seeks revenge.

SYNOPSIS

Honed from childhood into a merciless killing machine by a criminal organization, assassin Sook-hee is recruited as a sleeper agent with the promise of freedom after ten years of service - and she jumps at the chance for a normal life. But soon enough, secrets from her past destroy everything she’s worked for, and now nobody can stand in her way as she embarks on a roaring rampage of revenge.

The Villainess

Genre: Action, Drama, Crime

Runtime: 124 mins

Rated: NR

Release Date: 2017

Countries: South Korea

Languages: Korean

DIRECTED BY

Byung-gil Jung

WRITTEN BY

Byung-gil Jung, Byung-Sik Jung

CAST INCLUDES

Ok-bin Kim, Seo-hyung Kim, Ha-kyun Shin, Jun Sung

ANGELIKA’S NOTE
SYNOPSIS

"Equal parts KILL BILL, NIKITA, JOHN WICK, HARDCORE HENRY and HK-Era John Woo."

Screen Anarchy

"This South Korean thriller owes a debt to many a great female-assassin thriller, and it's a fun ride for fans of the genre."

Time Out

"Jung shreds a simple story and then weaves the pieces into an intricate tapestry of flashbacks and pure-action scenes, with the individual strands often sewn together by pictorial rhymes."

NPR