Samaritan Girl

"Let him that is without sin first cast the stone at her"

2004 1h 36m KO

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6.9

SOLID

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50%

ROTTEN

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IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 273🥫50%Rotten Tomatoes★7IMDB · 14,341

Drama

Synopsis

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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 falls in love with one of those men, she suppresses her feelings towards him in respect of her friend who's jealous.

“Let him that is without sin first cast the stone at her”

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Cast

Han Yeo-reum
Jae-yeong
Kwak Ji-min
Yeo-jin
Lee Eol
Yeong-ki
Jung In-gi
Ki-soo
Kwon Hyun-min
Salesman
Oh Young
Music Man
Im Gyun-ho
Neat Man
Lee Jong-gil
Lucky Man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Ki-duk
Writers: Kim Ki-duk
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 33% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Ki-duk, shot by Sun Sang-jae. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Park Ji. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Ki-duk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Han Yeo-reum and Kwak Ji-min and Lee Eol carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "Let him that is without sin first cast the stone at her".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Ki-duk directs. Sun Sang-jae behind the camera. Park Ji scores. Kim Ki-duk cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 33% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 22 years ago.
4Directed by Kim Ki-duk, shot by Sun Sang-jae. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Park Ji. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kim Ki-duk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Han Yeo-reum and Kwak Ji-min and Lee Eol carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Let him that is without sin first cast the stone at her".
9IMDB entry: tt0397619 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 16 themes, including "dying and death", "daughter", "prostitute", "double life".