La­dy Ven­ge­an­ce

A dive into the taboo zone of vigilante justice: In a cleverly nested epic, Park Chan-wook tells the story of the sophisticated revenge plan of a woman who is as angelic as she is merciless and who was wrongfully imprisoned.

The angelic Lee Geum-ja spent thirteen long years in prison for a murder she confessed to but never committed. When she is released, she wants only one thing: revenge on her former teacher, Mr. Baek, who not only destroyed her life but has far worse on his conscience. Together with a group of women she has befriended behind bars, Geum-ja begins her long but determined path of vengeance. At the same time, she sets out to find her daughter, whom she once had to leave behind.

With his own style and with captivating image compositional beauty that is nevertheless always in the service of the story, Park Chan-wook concludes his loose trilogy on the subject of revenge. LADY VENGEANCE oscillates masterfully between time levels, dreams and reality.