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No Mercy for the Rude

2006 · 113 min

A stylish, offbeat noir that blends deadpan humor with sudden violence and a quiet, melancholy loneliness.

Tagline
Bullies, Pimps and Drug Dealers beware!
Overview
A mute hit-man vows to kill only the rude, and save up enough money for tongue surgery.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • morality
  • crime
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Park Cheol-hee
Written by
Park Cheol-hee
Starring
Shin Ha-kyun, Yoon Ji-hye, Kang San, Park Gil-su, Koh Soo-hee, Ko Chang-seok, Kim Min-jun, Yeo Jin-goo
Music
Jeon Sang-yun
Cinematography
Oh Seung-hwan
Runtime
113 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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