The Old Woman with the Knife (2025)
- Original title
- 파과
- Directed by
- Min Kyu-dong
- Genre
- drama film, action film, horror film, police film, thriller film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 88 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An aging assassin struggles with her failing body and a younger rival who is obsessed with destroying her. She must decide how far she will go to survive.
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What happens
The Old Woman with the Knife (Korean: 파과) is a 2025 South Korean action thriller film directed and co-written by Min Kyu-dong, based on the novel of the same name by Gu Byeong-mo. It stars Lee Hye-young as a legendary assassin with declining health, and Kim Sung-cheol as a threatening, unhinged assassin obsessed with her. The film premiered at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on February 20, 2025 as part of Berlinale Special programme. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Good News (2025)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.