Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Promotional release poster
Hangul	복수는 나의 것
Hanja	復讐는 나의 것
Revised Romanization	Boksuneun Naui Geot
McCune–Reischauer	Poksunŭn Naŭi Kŏt
Directed by	Park Chan-wook
Written by	Park Chan-wook Lee Jae-soon Lee Moo-young Lee Yong-jong
Produced by	Im Jin-gyu
Starring	Song Kang-ho Shin Ha-kyun Bae Doona
Cinematography	Kim Byung-il
Edited by	Kim Sang-bum
Music by	Baik Hyun-jhin Jang Young-gyu
Production companies	Studio Box TMS Entertainment/Seoul Movie
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29)
Running time	129 minutes
Language	Korean
Box office	US$1,954,937[1]

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Korean: 복수는 나의 것; lit. "Vengeance Is Mine") is a 2002 South Korean neo-noir crime 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 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 did not fare well commercially upon its initial release in South Korea,^[2] and has garnered mixed reviews. Despite this, it won several awards. It is the first installment in director Park's thematic Vengeance Trilogy, and is followed by Oldboy (2003) and Lady Vengeance (2005).