Watch Trailer. Buy on Amazon. 7.7. Your Rating: 0 /10. Ratings: 7.7 /10 from 2,280 users. # of Watchers: 4,529. Reviews: 10 users. In Seoul, Ryu, a deaf worker, has a sister who needs a kidney transplant. He tries to donate his own kidney to his sister, but his blood type is not compatible with hers. Directed By: Park Chan-wook Written By: Myeong-chan Park, Mu-yeong Lee, Jae-sun Lee, Jong-yong Lee, Park Chan-wook Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 21 Critic Reviews 56 User Score Generally Favorable Based on 70 User Ratings 7.8 My Score Hover and click to give a rating Add My Review Where to Watch ($2.99) The film stars Shin Ha-kyun as Ryu, a young, deaf-mute factory worker trying to earn enough money for his sister's kidney transplant by holding the daughter of a wealthy man for ransom, and the path of vengeance that follows when the plan goes awry. Alongside Ha-kyun, the film's cast includes Song Kang-ho, Bae Doona, Han Bo-bae, and Im Ji-eun. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance: Directed by Park Chan-wook. With Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun, Bae Doona, Ji-Eun Lim. A recently laid off factory worker kidnaps his former boss' friend's daughter, hoping to use the ransom money to pay for his sister's kidney transplant. Don't miss Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, the first film in Park Chan-wook's legendary "Vengeance Trilogy," on the big screen in 35mm! And catch the new 20th anniversary 4K restoration of Park Chan-wook's classic thriller, Oldboy (the second film in the trilogy), opening for a regular engagement at The Loft Cinema on Wednesday, August 16th! Overview 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. Park Chan-wook Director, Screenplay Lee Jae-sun Screenplay Lee Mu-yeong Screenplay Lee Jong-yong Screenplay Top Billed Cast The Vengeance Trilogy is a series of three films, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Oldboy (2003), and Lady Vengeance (2005), directed by South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook. Each deals with the themes of revenge, violence, and salvation. SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE is really a sad film of desperation, loss, and of course - revenge. Beautifully filmed and acted - this is not an action packed film, but everything is developed and handled methodically - up to and including the explosive ending. Korean. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is a 2002 South Korean thriller film directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook. The film stars Shin Ha-kyun as Ryu, a young, deaf-mute factory worker trying to earn enough money for his sister's kidney transplant by holding the daughter of a wealthy man for ransom, and the path of vengeance that follows when Culture Sympathy for Mr Vengeance Peter Bradshaw @PeterBradshaw1 T his deeply twisted and bizarre movie from South Korea comes close to the spirit of Jacobean revenge tragedy, with its EK3x.