The Villainess

The Villainess
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
악녀
Hanja
惡女
Revised RomanizationAknyeo
Directed byJung Byung-gil
Written byJung Byung-gil
Jung Byeong-sik
Produced byMoon Young-hwa
StarringKim Ok-vin
Shin Ha-kyun
Sung Joon
Kim Seo-hyung
Jo Eun-ji
CinematographyPark Jung-hoon
Edited byHeo Sun-mi
Music byKoo Ja-wan
Production
company
Independent Filmmakers Group BFG
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release dates
  • May 21, 2017 (2017-05-21) (Cannes)
  • June 8, 2017 (2017-06-08) (South Korea)
  • August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25) (United States)
Running time
129 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$8.8 million[1]

The Villainess (Korean: 악녀, romanizedAk Nyeo) is a 2017 South Korean action thriller film directed by Jung Byung-gil, starring Kim Ok-vin.[2] The film had its world premiere at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in May 2017.[3][4][5]

According to Jung, the movie was inspired by La Femme Nikita by Luc Besson, which he had seen at the age of 10.[6][7]

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  2. ^ ""The Villainess" Kim Ok-bin Swinging Her Swords". HanCinema. April 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Two Korean Films Invited to Compete at Cannes Film Festival". HanCinema. April 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "THE VILLAINESS Singled Out for Terrific Action at Cannes". koreanfilm.or.kr. May 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "Korean Film to be Remade into U.S. TV Series". 27 February 2024.
  6. ^ Dunlevy, T'Cha (2017-07-12). "Fantasia film fest: The Villainess is more Nikita than Kill Bill". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  7. ^ "Q&A: Writer/Director Byung-gil Jung Talks 'The Villainess'". Modern Horrors. 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2020-01-10.

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