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.
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- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
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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.
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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.
Did you know
- TriviaAt 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.
- GoofsWhen the car is stuck on the down-hill dirt road, the angle of the front wheels changes between shots.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Arirang (2011)
- SoundtracksGymnopédies - La 1 Ere. Lent et Douloureux
Written by Erik Satie
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- Chica samaritana
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- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $328,161
- Runtime
- 1h 37m(97 min)
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1