Samaritan Girl
(2004)
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Samaritan Girl
(2004)
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Yeo-reum Han | ... |
Jae-yeong
(as Min-jeong Seo)
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Ji-min Kwak | ... |
Yeo-jin
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Eol Lee | ... |
Yeong-ki
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Kwon Hyun-Min | ... |
Salesman
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Oh Young | ... |
Musician
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Gyun-Ho Im | ... |
Tidily Guy
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Lee Jong-Gil | ... |
Happy Guy
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Shin Taek-Ki | ... |
Suicide
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Jung-gi Park | ... |
Murder Victim
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Gul-seon Kim | ... |
Second Salesman
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Seung-won Seo | ... |
Man in his 30s
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Yoo Jae-Ik | ... |
Pedestrian
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In-gi Jeong | ... |
Ki-Su
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Jin-bae Jeon | ... |
Policeman #1
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Yook Sae-Jin | ... |
Policeman #2
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Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin "manages" her, fixing dates, taking care of the money and making sure the coast is clear. When Jae-Young falls in love with one of those man she suppresses her feelings towards him in respect of her friend who's jealous. One Day Yeo-Jin fails in doing her job overlooking police officers looking for under-aged prostitutes. In order to not get caught Jae-Young jumps out of a window almost killing herself. On her deathbed, she wishes to see the man again whom she fell in love with and turned away from. But the man only agrees if Yeo-Jin sleeps with him. She does but as they arrive in the hospital Jae-Young is already dead. Trying to understand her best friend, Yeo-Jin tracks down every man she slept with and does the same. As her father learns about this he gets on revenge with fatal consequences... Written by Seth
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