No Mercy (2019 film)

No Mercy (Korean: 언니; lit. Older Sister) is a 2019 South Korean action film directed by Im Gyeong-taek. Produced by Nam Kwon-woo and Jung Suk-hyun, it features Lee Si-young, Park Se-wan and Lee Joon-hyuk in lead roles. It was released on January 1, 2019.[2][3]

No Mercy
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
언니
Revised RomanizationEon-ni
Directed byIm Gyeong-taek
Written byKim Min
Im Gyeong-taek
Produced byNam Kwon-woo
Jung Suk-hyun
StarringLee Si-young
Park Se-wan
Lee Joon-hyuk
CinematographyOh Jong-hyun
Nam Jin-a
Production
companies
Joy N Cinema
FilmA Pictures
Distributed byJNC Media Group
Release date
  • January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Running time
93 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$1.6 million[1]

Plot

In-ae, a former hand-to-hand combat instructor in the Korean Army, works as a female bodyguard. One day she witnesses her autistic sister Eun-hye being raped by a politician. She attacks him and stabs one eye out. For this, however, she has to go to prison for a year and a half.

When In-ae comes out of prison, she is happy to see her Eun-hye again. But Eun-hye is regularly bullied at school and exploited and raped by various people. She doesn't tell her sister, however. Three classmates force Eun-hye to hook up with older men, take them to a hotel room, leave the door open and then call from the bathroom. This is the signal for three guys to enter come the room and attack and rob the seduced man.

On one occasion, Eun-hye and the boys run into a gangster who wants to sell her after raping her. The gangster scares off the boys and abducts Eun-hye. In-ae worries when her sister fails to come to home. But when she goes to the police, they decline to take action, saying it’s too early.

In-ae decides to take action on her own. She learns about the gangster, initially by threatening Eun-hye’s classmates. From there, she starts on a ruthless pursuit of Eun-hye’s abductors and traffickers.

Cast

Reception

The film debuted in seventh place with 62,000 admissions (US$476,000) and 172,000 tickets sold (US$1.38 million) overall.[4]

References
  1. "No Mercy (2019)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
  2. "No Mercy (2018)". english.chosun.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. "Lee Si-young says 'No Mercy' is different kind of action flick". The Korea Herald. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  4. "RALPH Breaks the Korean Box Office". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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