Palisades Tartan Video will release the Ultimate Revenge Edition of
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) on Blu-ray this summer. The first entry in director Park Chan-wook's
Vengeance Trilogy was previously made available as part of a
3-film set (that includes
Oldboy and
Lady Vengeance), but this marks the first time the film will be available as a standalone Blu-ray release in North America. Street date is July 22nd.
Synopsis: A deaf-mute man, Ryu (Shin Ha-kyun), works in a smelting factory and inhabits his own silent world, oblivious to the din both at work and in his downscale apartment building. When he's laid off and tricked out of his savings by organ traffickers, his girlfriend, Yeong-mi (Bae Doona), suggests kidnapping his former boss's daughter to pay for a vital kidney operation his sister (Im Ji-eun) needs to survive. Yeong-mi sees it as social revenge, and Ryu, initially scared of the consequences, finally agrees after seeing another laid-off worker attempt harakiri outside his boss's home. But after kidnapping the girl, their whole plan starts to quickly unravel with horrible consequences.
The Blu-ray release of
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is presented in 1080p with Korean DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround. Special features include:
- Audio Commentary with Director Park Chan-wook and Actor/Filmmaker Ryoo Seong-wan
- The Process of Mr. Vengeance
- My Boksu Story Retrospective
- Crew Interviews
- Jonathan Ross on Park Chan-wook
- Original Behind the Scenes Feature
- Soundtrack and Photos
- Storyboards
- Original Trailer