Lady Vengeance
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1h 54m
Directed by Park Chan Wook | 115 mins | 2005
The capper of Park’s “Revenge Trilogy” follows a woman wrongfully imprisoned for kidnapping and killing a six-year-old boy, as she meticulously lays the groundwork for an elaborate plan of retribution, then sets it into merciless motion on her release. An ingeniously plotted thriller, slowly peeling back layers to reach its unnerving final revelation.
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