Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
A deaf man desperate to fund his sister’s life-saving transplant kidnaps a wealthy heiress, only to ignite a brutal cycle of vengeance that threatens to consume everyone involved.
“Revenge was never this sweet.”
Synopsis
A deaf man and his girlfriend take extreme actions to raise money for his sister's kidney transplant. Their plan backfires, leading to a series of violent events and a downward spiral into revenge and chaos.
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Principal cast & crew: 39
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Edited by Kim Jae BeomShot by Byeong Il KimScored by Baek Hyeon JinDesigned by Jung Hwa Choe
Box Office
2002 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$2.0M
Re-release box office
- 20061 theaters
- $242($397 today)
- 20056 theaters
- $71K($120K today)
- Total re-release
- $71K
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Also known as
- Boksuneun naui geotde
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeancede
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeanceen
- Sympathy for Mister Vengeancefr
- Mr. Vendettait
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Cast & Crew
39 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Song Kang Ho
as Dong-jin Park
Shin Ha Kyun
as Ryu
Bae Doona
as Cha Yeong-mi
Lim Ji Eun
as Ryu's Sister
Im Ji Eun
as Sister
Han Bo Bae
as Yoo-sun
Lee Dae Yeon
as Choi
Gi Ju Bong
as Driver Paeng
Ki Joo Bong
as Engineer Peng
Kim Se Dong
as Chief of Staff
Lee Yoon Mi
as Boss of Organ Trafficking Ring
Ryu Seung Beom
as Retarded Boy at River
Supporting cast
15Ryoo Seung Bum
as Person with Cerebral Palsy
Ji Dae Han
as Detective Ji
Heo Jong Su
as Detective Heo
Nam Byung Hoon
as Man 1
Park Jae Woong
as Man 2
Jeong Gyu Su
as Doctor 1
Lee Jeong Wook
as Doctor 2
Lee Geum Hee
as Radio DJ
Ryoo Seung Wan
as Chinese Delivery Man
Lee Kan Hee
as Dong-jin's Ex-wife
Jung Jae Young
as Husband of Dong-jin's Ex-wife
Kim Ik Tae
as Laborer 1
Oh Kwang Rok
as Laborer 2
Shin Jung Keun
as Laborer 3
Park Chan Wook
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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1Writers
4Producers
2Other crew
7Parents Guide
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