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Samaritan Girl

Original title: Samaria
  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
14K
YOUR RATING
Ji-min Kwak in Samaritan Girl (2004)
Drama

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 ... Read allJae-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 ... Read allJae-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.

  • Director
    • Kim Ki-duk
  • Writer
    • Kim Ki-duk
  • Stars
    • Lee Eol
    • Ji-min Kwak
    • Yeo-reum Han
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kim Ki-duk
    • Writer
      • Kim Ki-duk
    • Stars
      • Lee Eol
      • Ji-min Kwak
      • Yeo-reum Han
    • 36User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Ji-min Kwak and Yeo-reum Han in Samaritan Girl (2004)
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    Lee Eol
    Lee Eol
    • Yeong-ki
    Ji-min Kwak
    • Yeo-jin
    Yeo-reum Han
    • Jae-yeong
    • (as Min-jeong Seo)
    Hyun-min Kwon
    • Salesman
    Yong Oh
    • Musician
    Gyun-Ho Im
    • Tidily Guy
    Yun-su Jeong
    Jong-gil Lee
    • Happy Guy
    Taek-gi Sin
    • Suicide
    Jung-gi Park
    • Murder Victim
    Gul-seon Kim
    • Second Salesman
    Seung-won Seo
    • Man in his 30s
    Jae-ik Yu
    • Pedestrian
    Soo-Jeong Lee
    In-gi Jeong
    In-gi Jeong
    • Ki-Su
    Jin-bae Jeon
    • Policeman #1
    Sae-jin Yook
    • Policeman #2
    Hye-Ryeong Hong
    • Director
      • Kim Ki-duk
    • Writer
      • Kim Ki-duk
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    • Trivia
      At the time of the film's release, the actress who plays Yeo Jin, Kwak Ji-Min, was still a minor and in high school. Since the film's movie poster is a half-naked photo of Ji-Min, the film director did not want to hurt her chances of getting into college. This half-naked movie poster version was not released publicly until after Ji-Min graduated high school.
    • Goofs
      When the father teaches the daughter to drive the car, the sound equipment (front window) and the crew (side window) are reflected in the windows of the car.
    • Soundtracks
      Gymnopédies - La 1 Ere. Lent et Douloureux
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    User reviews36

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    7/10
    'Samaritan Girl' will leave you restless.
    Addressing a variety of themes such as underaged prostitution, grief and mourning, resulting in a series of bad decisions that are devoid of sanity, but full of emotion.

    Although prostitution is illegalized in Korea, it is still a national phenomenon. Many young women resort to sell their bodies to cover for tuition costs and the demands of an exceptionally materialistic society.

    Kim Ki-Duk cleverly explores the issue by adding a morality check, introducing religious motives from Buddhist and Christian beliefs in the dialogue of his characters. In doing so he leaves us to speculate about the intent of an already ambiguous ending scene.

    My only problems with this movie stem from its pacing, at times scenes were so drawn out that it lost my attention for a while. However it always got me back in the next scene.

    If you want to see a dark and unsettling drama, give this one a shot.
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    • Release date
      • March 5, 2004 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Chica samaritana
    • Production company
      • Kim Ki-Duk Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $328,161
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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