Samaria (2004)

Director:

Ki-duk Kim

Writer:

Ki-duk Kim (writer)

Release Date:

5 March 2004 (South Korea)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin "manages" her, fixing dates...

Plot Keywords:

Prostitute | Police Officer | Father | Murder | Father Daughter Relationship

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

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

Directed by
Ki-duk Kim

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ki-duk Kim		writer

Produced by
Jeong-min Bae	....	producer
Jeong-min Baek	....	producer
Dong-joo Kim	....	executive producer
Ki-duk Kim	....	executive producer
Yoon-ho Kim	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Park Ji
Ji-woong Park

Cinematography by
Sun Sang-Jae
Sang-jae Seon

Film Editing by
Ki-duk Kim

Set Decoration by
Ki-duk Kim

Costume Design by
Lim Seung-Hee

Makeup Department
Lim Seung-Hee	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chul-soo Yang	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Song Je-Yin	....	sound
Sang-gyun Park	....	sound mixer

Production Companies

• Kim Ki-Duk Film

Distributors

• Cineclick Asia (2004) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Show East (2004) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• AmaFilms (2004) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Bac Films (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Cineworx (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Eurocine Films (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Filmhouse (2005) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Mikado (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Rapid Eye Movies (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Toshiba Entertainment (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Bir Film (2005) (Turkey) (all media)
• Dolmen Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
• Fundamental Films (2009) (China) (TV)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Happinet Corporation (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
• Palisades Tartan (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Palisades Tartan (2004) (USA) (all media)
• Tartan Video USA (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Tartan Video (2006) (UK) (DVD)
• Visionary Thinking (2004) (Bosnia-Herzegovina) (all media)
• Visionary Thinking (2004) (Serbia and Montenegro) (all media)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• HFR  dailies

Also Known As:

Samaritan Girl (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and sexual content.

Runtime:

Germany:95 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Dolby SR

Certification:

Spain:18 | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 | Mexico:B15 | South Korea:18 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | USA:R | Germany:16 | Japan:R-15 | Sweden:15

Company:

Kim Ki-Duk Film

Goofs:

Continuity: When the car is stuck on the down-hill dirt road, the angle of the front wheels changes between shots.

Soundtrack:

Gymnopédies - La 1 Ere. Lent et Douloureux

very good movie

I had the chance of watching this movie at the Montreal World Film Festival. This is the third Korean movie I've seen ('Oasis' and 'Spring Summer...' being the other 2)and believe me, these guys know how to make good cinema.

This movie deals with juvenile prostitution and its consequences. How would you react if you found out that your 15 year old daughter prostitutes herself after school? This powerful movie has excellent acting and some great silent scenes, such as eating sushi at the grave and the driving lesson. The ending is of a great beauty.

Very good movie. 8/10