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.
The 2001–2003 South Korea Window
73 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance sits at position #7.
Other Titles From CJ Entertainment
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 9m runtime, production spent $31K per minute on screen and earned $15K per minute back.
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 |