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Samaria

  • 2004
  • 12
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
14K
YOUR RATING
Kwak Ji-min in Samaria (2004)
Drama

Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin "manages" her, fixing dates, taking care of the money and making sure the coast is clear. When Jae-Young ... Read allJae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin "manages" her, fixing dates, taking care of the money and making sure the coast is clear. When Jae-Young falls in love with one of those man she suppresses her feelings towards him in respect of ... Read allJae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin "manages" her, fixing dates, taking care of the money and making sure the coast is clear. When Jae-Young falls in love with one of those man she suppresses her feelings towards him in respect of her friend who's jealous.

  • Director
    • Kim Ki-duk
  • Writer
    • Kim Ki-duk
  • Stars
    • Lee Eol
    • Kwak Ji-min
    • Han Yeo-reum
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kim Ki-duk
    • Writer
      • Kim Ki-duk
    • Stars
      • Lee Eol
      • Kwak Ji-min
      • Han Yeo-reum
    • 37User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Lee Eol
    Lee Eol
    • Yeong-ki
    Kwak Ji-min
    • Yeo-jin
    Han Yeo-reum
    • Jae-yeong
    Hyun-min Kwon
    • Salesman
    Oh Yong
    • Musician
    Gyun-Ho Im
    • Tidily Guy
    Yun-su Jeong
    Jong-gil Lee
    • Happy Guy
    Taek-gi Sin
    • Suicide
    Park Jung-gi
    • Murder Victim
    • (as Jung-gi Park)
    Gul-seon Kim
    • Second Salesman
    Seung-won Seo
    • Man in his 30s
    Jae-ik Yu
    • Pedestrian
    Soo-Jeong Lee
    Jeong In-gi
    Jeong In-gi
    • Gi-soo
    Jin-bae Jeon
    • Policeman #1
    Sae-jin Yook
    • Policeman #2
    Hye-Ryeong Hong
    • Director
      • Kim Ki-duk
    • Writer
      • Kim Ki-duk
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    User reviews37

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    8bastard_wisher

    Strange, slightly uneven, but ultimately worth the effort

    Ultimately I liked this a lot, although it was very strange. It went through at least three completely different, distinct tones and styles over the course of the film. At first it played like a slightly skewed, but still rather melodramatic, teen drama, almost like one of those Korean soap operas. Very different from my previous exposure to Kim Ki-Duk. Then it started to become a violent revenge story, like something Chan Wook-Park would do. Still sort of more conventional than other Kim Ki-Duk though, not at all minimalistic or slow. The beginning part was actually somewhat contrived, not like an "art" film at all, in any sense of the word. But then, in it's last third, the film becomes an abstract road movie, much more in the style i've previously associated with Kin Ki-Duk. I certainly can't say that this is a consistent film, and the pacing was obviously rather uneven given the gradual transition from borderline-conventional melodrama into minimalistic, impressionistic art film, but overall there was something about it that I liked a lot. Through all the muddledness, i can tell that Kim Ki-Duk is an interesting filmmaker. There's obviously something going on in his films worth taking note of.
    spoilsbury_toast_girl

    Godforsaken and Full of Hope

    In "Samaria" a Korean girl takes the holy assignment of devoting herself voluntarily to the suitors of her dead school friend. Her father, a police man, finds it out and takes revenge at the men.

    It is a film about charity, guilt, and the search for the right way, that gets near to the crassness of Kim's earlier work "Seom - The Isle" (2000) and "Bad Guy" (2001). The story is carried away by the director's typical big calm - a distance to the excitement, that is never cold and opens a breathtaking endearment even in the cruelest moments. "Samaria" is full of intensive scenes, a film you rather realize than understand: It hides its secrets and puts up a father-daughter-relationship-story under the shelter of metaphysical aspects. Great coherence flows out of every image, every tone. A film of godforsakeness and full of hope.

    Masterpiece! Watch it!
    8Leofwine_draca

    Art-house great

    Will I ever see a Kim Ki-duk film I don't like? That's looking doubtful, now that I've watched SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER...AND SPRING, THE ISLE, and BAD GUY, and loved all of them. Like Herzog, he's an art-house director who really appeals me in the way he deals with dark and dismal themes that would be grim in the hands of a normal director but feel somehow oddly uplifting when he tackles the material. Perhaps it's because his films are so beautifully shot, I don't know.

    SAMARITAN GIRL sees the director returning to the subject of prostitution after the unforgettable BAD GUY. A couple of teenage girls make extra cash by hooking, until tragedy strikes. What follows is almost impossible to predict, as the story has an episodic structure, although the vigilante bit is undoubtedly my favourite part: ferocious, powerhouse film-making. As is usual for a Kim Ki-duk film, the acting is exemplary and the mood sombre and moving; this is an expose of the human condition, warts and all, for better or worse, and it contains a level of raw emotion that few directors achieve. The ending is excellent in its sense of quiet, contemplative reflection.
    gtzam

    Brilliant and frustrating at an equal measure.

    This is undeniably a work of considerable formal rigor. Director Kim Ki-Duk uses deceptively simple but tellingly precise visual compositions to narrate his seemingly simple tale of loss of innocence, guilt and redemption. Initially everything seems transparent and self-evident in the story until intangible elements slowly seep into the structure causing ambiguity and bringing emotional turmoil that remains mostly subdued. The main plot premise, however, might seem a bit exaggerated or overblown to someone who cannot easily accept the depicted motivations for the actions of the two main characters (the girl and its father), especially considering the scarcity of social or psychological signifiers. Consequently, the movie works better on a symbolic than dramatic level, as its wonderfully concise final scene demonstrates. A must see.
    10krikit

    Kim Ki Duk just keeps moving forward

    I have to say this might be Kim Ki-Duks finest work so far. Ever since his debut he has produced some of the most interesting movies in asia cinema, especially. The Isle, Bad Guy, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring and now Samaria.

    The movie moves in a very beautiful pace with great camera work and a beautiful soundtrack. The main actress does a very convincing performance, especially considering her age and that this is her debut. The plot itself is also very strong, with probably a mainly symbolic story. But a very beautiful story nevertheless. And the ending is just "perfect".

    Kim Ki-duk has really improved his visual style since his debut, and I can't wait to see what he has in store for us in the future.

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    • Trivia
      At the time of the film's release, the actress who plays Yeo Jin, Kwak Ji-Min, was still a minor and in high school. Since the film's movie poster is a half-naked photo of Ji-Min, the film director did not want to hurt her chances of getting into college. This half-naked movie poster version was not released publicly until after Ji-Min graduated high school.
    • Goofs
      When the car is stuck on the down-hill dirt road, the angle of the front wheels changes between shots.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Arirang (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Gymnopédies - La 1 Ere. Lent et Douloureux
      Written by Erik Satie

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 2004 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Samaritan Girl
    • Production company
      • Kim Ki-Duk Film
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $328,161
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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