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The World of Us
Why this pick
Like Coin Locker Girl, it views a harsh social order through a young girl learning where loyalty, cruelty and belonging collide, but in a quieter, deeply observant register.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2015 1h 50m KOR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
A tense, compassionate Korean drama about a vulnerable girl and the uneasy protection offered by an outsider, sharing the original’s emotional severity and female-centred power dynamics.
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Why this pick
Its polished, oppressive visual world and escalating cruelty echo Coin Locker Girl’s interest in class violence, exploitation and women trapped inside brutal systems.
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Lady Vengeance
Why this pick
For its meticulously stylised revenge atmosphere, morally compromised heroine and controlled eruptions of violence, with a similarly powerful focus on women shaped by institutional cruelty.
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The Villainess
Why this pick
A fiercely physical female-led crime thriller whose heroine is trained and used by powerful handlers, matching Coin Locker Girl’s bleak underworld setting and hard-edged momentum.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A child abandoned in a subway coin locker is sold to a ruthless and calculating loan shark and gangster boss dubbed Mother, who runs an organ-harvesting ring in Incheon’s Chinatown. Named Il-young, the baby girl grows into Mother’s loyal right-hand enforcer and is groomed to be her eventual successor. But when Il-young’s loyalty to Mother wavers, the clash between the two unleashes a merciless tidal wave of blood-soaked retribution and strife.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Kim Hye-soo
Ma Woo-hee / Mother
Lee Soo-kyung
Ssong
Lee Dae-yeon
Dr. Ahn
Kim Go-eun
Il-young
Uhm Tae-goo
Woo-gon
Park Bo-gum
Park Suk-hyun
Go Kyung-pyo
Chi-do
Jo Hyun-chul
Hong-joo