Directed by:
Kim Ki-Duk
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. One Day Yeo-Jin fails in doing her job overlooking police officers looking for under-aged prostitutes. In order to not get caught Jae-Young jumps out of a window almost killing herself. On her deathbed, she wishes to see the man again whom she fell in love with and turned away from. But the man only agrees if Yeo-Jin sleeps with him. She does so but as they arrive in the hospital Jae-Young is already dead. Trying to understand her best friend, Yeo-Jin tracks down every man she slept with and does the same. As her father learns about her wrongdoings, he gets on revenge with fatal consequences.
Cast:
- Kwak Ji-min - Yeo-jin
- Han Yeo-reum - Jae-Yeong
- Lee Eol - Yeong-ki, Yeo-jin's father
Reception and Box office:
As with other films by Kim Ki-duk, Samaritan Girl was not a box office success in its home country, but was better received overseas. After it won the Silver Bear, the second place award at the 2004 Berlin International Film Festival, it became a sought-after film for other international film festivals.
