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The Old Woman with the Knife

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Hornclaw is a legendary killer in her 60s. Her mundane yet bloody life takes a sharp turn when she encounters Bullfight, a promising young killer. 25 years ago, he was there when Hornclaw killed his father. However, his feeling toward Hornclaw is something unexpected since he recalls her as the first person to show him kindness. Despite this, Hornclaw does not recognize the young man and his real intentions. Misunderstanding unresolved, their very last face-off involves weapons pointing at each other.

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Siddhant Adlakha Variety While it features an enticing premise, slotting a 65-year-old woman into the underground assassin genre (a position usually reserved for grizzled men and young vixens), its story has an inordinate amount of detail, which the film metes out in awkward ways Mar 23, 2025 Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International There’s plenty that is familiar in this extravagantly bloody action picture. But Lee is terrifyingly effective in the role, and the fight sequences are impressively visceral. Mar 17, 2025 Full Review Daniel Eagan ScreenAnarchy Pa-gwa / The Old Woman with the Knife has nothing new to add to the genre, except Lee Hye-young's remarkable performance. Mar 3, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Min Kyu-dong

Director

Lee Hye-young

Hornclaw

Sung-Cheol Kim

Bullfight

Yeon Woo-jin

Dr. Kang

Kim Mu-yeol

Mr. Ryu

Shin Sia

Young Hornclaw
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Synopsis Hornclaw is a legendary killer in her 60s. Her mundane yet bloody life takes a sharp turn when she encounters Bullfight, a promising young killer. 25 years ago, he was there when Hornclaw killed his father. However, his feeling toward Hornclaw is something unexpected since he recalls her as the first person to show him kindness. Despite this, Hornclaw does not recognize the young man and his real intentions. Misunderstanding unresolved, their very last face-off involves weapons pointing at each other.
Director
Min Kyu-dong
Producer
Min Jin-soo
Screenwriter
Min Kyu-dong, Kim Dong-wan
Production Co
SooFilm
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Korean
Runtime
2h 11m