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The Villainess
Why this pick
Like The Divine Move, it turns betrayal and vengeance into muscular Korean action, with a highly trained protagonist, underworld power struggles, and ferocious close-quarters set pieces.
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MOVIE2014 1h 58m KOR
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Professional Go (game) player Tae-seok loses a high-stakes game to infamous underground gambler Sal-soo, and ends up frameup for the murder of his own brother and locked up in prison. He vows revenge and trains ferociously. After serving his seven-year sentence, he gets in touch with his brother's former associate "Tricks," hermit and blind master player "The Lord," and skillful junkyard owner Mok-su, "the Carpenter"; together, they begin formulating a plan to get back at Sal-soo and his men. Tae-seok slowly penetrates Sal-soo's inner circle and his gambling joint, and eliminates Sal-soo's men one by one. But Sal-soo discovers Tae-seok's true identity and engages him in one final game that will seal the fates of the two men involved.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Lee Bum-soo
Sal-soo
Jung Woo-sung
Tae-seok
Lee Si-young
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Ahn Sung-ki
The Lord
Kim In-kwon
Tricks
Ahn Gil-kang
Carpenter Heo
Choi Jin-hyuk
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