Dir: Jung Byung-Gil, 2017, South Korea, 124 mins, Cert: 18
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Sun 1 October 2017 // 19:20
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Mon 2 October 2017 // 20:20
Tickets: £5 (full) / £4 (concession / * cheap night)
Exploding onto the screen in a kinetic flurry of hyper-stylised action, The Villainess is a stunning vengeance film that draws its inspiration from western classics including Nikita and Kill Bill.
Sook-hee (Kim Ok-bin, Thirst) is a trained assassin who takes revenge on the men who murdered her father in a breathtaking opening sequence. After losing consciousness she awakes at the National Intelligence Service who recruit her as an agent to undertake confidential missions. Initially refusing, Sook-hee soon realises it is her only method of escape, until she is given a new assignment that suddenly changes everything…
Deliriously indulging in the excesses of South Korean action, recalling Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy, The Villainess is a visionary new take on the neo-noir genre and an incredible thrill ride not to be missed.
"its balls-to-the-wall approach is riotous fun to behold" Simran Hans ★★★★ Observer
"flabbergasting South Korean action masterpiece must be seen to be believed" ★★★★ Telegraph
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