South Korea Synopsis
복수는 나의 것
“Revenge Was Never This Sweet”
A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.
Audience Engagement
1,271 audience reviews — more than 99% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 88th percentile among South Korea films.
Other Titles From CJ Entertainment
Action + Drama in South Korea
114 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance itself).
The 2001–2003 South Korea Window
Among 73 South Korea films we catalog from this window, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance places #7 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance premiered alongside 22 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 9m runtime, production spent $31K per minute on screen and earned $15K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 22 other South Korea films in 2002.
The 95th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #345 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (75th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #49 of 266 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | CJ Entertainment, Studio Box |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | March 29, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0310775 |