The Villainess (2017)

Original title

악녀

Directed by

Jung Byung-gil

Genre

action film, girls with guns

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 09m

Rated

R 18+

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 772 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman trained as a lethal assassin tries to start a new life but her violent past keeps pulling her back into a world of secrets and betrayal. She has to fight to survive while hiding her true identity.

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What happens

The Villainess (Korean: 악녀; RR: Angnyeo) is a 2017 South Korean action thriller film directed by Jung Byung-gil, starring Kim Ok-vin. The film had its world premiere at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in May 2017. According to Jung, the movie was inspired by La Femme Nikita by Luc Besson, which he had seen at the age of 10. This is the third time stars Kim Ok-vin and Shin Ha-kyun have worked together, following Thirst from 2009 and The Front Line from 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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