Samaritan Girl

Samaritan Girl

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

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Release Date

3/5/2004

Runtime

96 mins

Genres

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

$328,161

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A raw and unflinching portrait of female friendship warped by survival and desperation, where two young women navigate the violence and moral compromise of street sex work. The film sits in the space between tenderness and trauma, asking difficult questions about complicity, love, and the possibility of redemption.

Mood

MelancholicTenseUnsettlingDefiant

Themes

FriendshipIdentityLoveRedemptionMortality

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

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Sexual contentChild endangermentGraphic violence

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