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Samaritan Girl

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A policeman (Lee Eol) confronts his teenage daughter (Gwak Ji-min) after learning she is moonlighting as a prostitute.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader The preceding parts are so literal minded, as both puritanical and pornographic illustrations of an obnoxious male fantasy, that they strike me as alternately absurd and hypocritical. Rated: 0/4 Jun 24, 2005 Full Review Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter It's hard to say what Kim is driving at here. May 3, 2005 Full Review Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine An under-thought formula linking sex, youth, and violence. Rated: 2/4 Jun 26, 2004 Full Review Keith H. Brown Eye for Film Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 7, 2007 Full Review Jean-François Vandeuren Panorama Samaritan Girl demeure l'un des films les plus accessibles de la filmographie de Kim Ki-duk grce sa mise en scne volontairement simplifie qui fonctionne merveille. Rated: 8/10 Jan 15, 2006 Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher [A]rcane and provocative film... cements [Ki-duk Kim's] reputation as one of the most astonishing artists working in cinema today... Jul 3, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member What kind of stupid ass movie is this. Two young girls being young and dumb and paid the price. I don't even want to know how the father might have felt when he found out everything... Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/04/25 Full Review FRANCISCO F La película rompe el lugar común al mostrar las conexiones y vínculos humanos en un escenario impropio como el de la prostitución, sin ser una apología de la misma. Luego viene el intento de redención de su amiga, para mí un poco exagerado, sin dejar de ser llamativo e invitar a la reflexión. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/11/24 Full Review Audience Member Well, at least the characters talk, something kind of rare in a movie by Kim Ki-Duk. Hard to decipher character motivations in this (for instance, why does the father continue to torture himself by following his daughter to her "outings" instead of disciplining her - or at least trying to - from doing it again?), but it does leave sort of an enigmatic impression, part of the surreality that Kim Ki-Duk's films I've seen in the past like to explore. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie totally belongs to Kim-Ki-Duk.The movie is weird,strange,hypothetical but it sticks with you till the end. Its not your regular cinema so dont go in their expecting something happy. It's disturbing but its bloody brilliant. Director Kim-Ki-Duk paints a picture of aspirations of two girls which makes them take a path which is extremely graphic and sometimes violent. The end is something which would make you scratch your head because it's more about the feel and emotion. Do take sometime out of your schedule and watch this masterpiece. You may not like it, but it would change your perception about film making. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Ki-duk Kim's works has an aura of it's country of origin and IMHO this is kim's best Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I've seen several movies by this director who is not afraid of controversy and breaking the boundaries of conventional story-telling. This movie is not an exception - it's highly symbolic with numerous biblical references and is obviously not to be taken literally. It's thought-provoking, but in all honesty, I'm having a hard time grasping the moral of the story - it almost feels like a few pieces of the puzzle are missing. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A policeman (Lee Eol) confronts his teenage daughter (Gwak Ji-min) after learning she is moonlighting as a prostitute.
Director
Kim Ki-duk
Screenwriter
Kim Ki-duk
Production Co
Kim Ki-Duk Film
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 28, 2013
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD
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