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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   4,777 votes
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Director:
Ki-duk Kim
Writer:
Ki-duk Kim (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 March 2004 (South Korea) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin "manages" her, fixing dates... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
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Cast

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Yeo-reum Han ... Jae-yeong (as Min-jeong Seo)
Ji-min Kwak ... Yeo-jin
Eol Lee ... Yeong-ki
Kwon Hyun-Min ... Salesman
Oh Young ... Musician
Gyun-Ho Im ... Tidily Guy
Lee Jong-Gil ... Happy Guy
Shin Taek-Ki ... Suicide
Jung-gi Park ... Murder Victim
Gul-seon Kim ... Second Salesman
Seung-won Seo ... Man in his 30s
Yoo Jae-Ik ... Pedestrian
In-gi Jung ... Ki-Su
Jin-bae Jeon ... Policeman #1
Yook Sae-Jin ... Policeman #2
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Samaritan Girl (International: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and sexual content.
Runtime:
Germany:95 min
Country:
South Korea
Language:
Korean
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When the car is stuck on the down-hill dirt road, the angle of the front wheels changes between shots. more
Soundtrack:
Gymnopédies - La 1 Ere. Lent et Douloureux more

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Abstract Korean movie, 15 November 2005
8/10
Author: nicholas Chin from United States

Director Kim Ki-Duk gives us insight about teenage prostitution in Korea, but is this really a movie about prostitution? Looking deeper than the visual settings, I found that the movie hits more emotionally about relationships, between friends and family. The movie is basically broken into two parts. Part one is about Jae-Young, an amateur prostitute and her best friend Yeo-Jin, her manager. The second part is about Yeo-Jin and her father. Each part has its tense moments, and the director, pretty much does a good job telling the story and showing the audience: tragedy and closeness. There's not a lot of sex or violence like typical prostitution movies, but then again it is not about prostitution, it only uses it as a medium to get the point across. Happy viewing!

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