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The Villainess
2017
· Movie
· 124 min
C
MEANRANK
68/100
Every rating
48–88
out of 100
A woman, trained from childhood to be a ruthless assassin, is captured by a government intelligence agency. They offer her a chance at freedom and a new life in exchange for becoming their operative, carrying out assassinations for them. She agrees, hoping to provide a normal life for her young daughter. However, her past and present violently collide, forcing her to confront the ghosts she thought she had left behind.
Details
- Director
- Jung Byung-gil
- Writers
- Jung Byeong-sik, Jung Byung-gil
- Released
- 8 June 2017
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Budget
- $125.0K
- Box office
- $8.7M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 9 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| 16th New York Asian Film Festival 2017 | Daniel E. Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema | The Villainess | Winner |
| 18th Busan Film Critics Awards 2017 | Technical Award | Park Jung-hoon | Winner |
| 18th Busan Film Critics Awards 2017 | Technical Award | Kwon Kwi-deok | Winner |
| 1st The Seoul Awards 2017 | Best Actress | Kim Ok-vin | Nominee |
| 1st The Seoul Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Seo-hyung | Nominee |
| 23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards 2017 | Best Actress | Kim Ok-vin | Winner |
| 26th Buil Film Awards 2017 | Best Cinematography | Park Jung-hoon | Winner |
| 26th Buil Film Awards 2017 | Best Actress | Kim Ok-vin | Nominee |
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17 awards — The Villainess
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54th Grand Bell Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Park Jung-hoon | Winner |
| Technical Award | The Villainess | Winner |
| Best Actress | Kim Ok-vin | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Heo Sun-mi | Nominee |
| Best Lighting | Lee Hae-won | Nominee |
18th Busan Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Technical Award | Park Jung-hoon | Winner |
| Technical Award | Kwon Kwi-deok | Winner |
38th Blue Dragon Film Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Technical Achievement - Stunts | Kwon Ki-deok | Winner |
| Best Actress | Kim Ok-vin | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography and Lighting | Park Jung-hoon & Lee Hae-won | Nominee |
26th Buil Film Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Park Jung-hoon | Winner |
| Best Actress | Kim Ok-vin | Nominee |
16th New York Asian Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Daniel E. Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema | The Villainess | Winner |
23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Kim Ok-vin | Winner |
1st The Seoul Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Kim Ok-vin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Seo-hyung | Nominee |
54th Baeksang Arts Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Kim Ok-vin | Nominee |