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Samaritan Girl (aka Samaria)(Limited Edition)
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Customer Rating: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8.2 out of 10 (4)
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Stunning audience with his controversial treatment of violence, sexuality and cruelty, director Kim Ki-duk continues to project his perspective on female sexuality in "Samaria," the Silver Bear-winner at the 54th Berlin Film Festival in 2004.

Yeo-jin is a high school hooker with her best friend Jae-young helping her getting guys through the Internet and handle the income. One day as Yeo-jin tries to hide away from the police, she falls from a window and died. Losing her sister partner, Jae-young tracks down Yeo-jin's clients, services and pays them. Her free service is, however, discovered by her father. Driven by rage, the father beats them up violently until one of the tricks dies…

This limited edition of Kim Ki-duk's award-winning work includes a booklet and an original soundtrack album. Check it out to catch up with the remarkable effort in contemporary Korea cinema.

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Product Title: Samaritan Girl (aka Samaria)(Limited Edition) 撒瑪利亞女孩 又名: 慾海慈航 (特別版) (韓國版) 撒玛利亚女孩 又名: 欲海慈航 (特别版) (韩国版) Samaria （サマリア）Limited Edition 사마리아 한정판
Artist Name(s): Suh Min Jung | Kwak Ji Min | Han Yeo Reum (Actor) Suh Min Jung | 郭 知珉 | 漢茜荷 (Actor) Suh Min Jung | 郭 知珉 | 汉茜荷 (Actor) ソ・ジョンミン | クァク・ジミン | ハン・ヨルム (Actor) 서 정민 | 곽 지민 | 한여름 (Actor)
Release Date: 2004-04-19
Language: Korean
Subtitles: English, Korean
Country of Origin: South Korea
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan) What is it?
Rating: III
Duration: 96 (mins)
Publisher: Korea - Starmax Co., Ltd.
Other Information: DVD + OST
Package Weight: 200 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1003302863

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* Screen Format : Anamorphic Widescreen
* Sound Mix : Dolby 5.1 & 2.0
* DVD Type : DVD-9
* Extras :
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spot 30
- TV Spot 60
- Making Film

* Director : 김기덕

제 54회 베를린 국제영화제 감독상 수상작!
- 김기덕 감독의 <나쁜남자> 두번째 이야기!

“인도에 바수밀다 라는 창녀가 있었어. 그런데 그 창녀랑 잠만 자고 나면 남자들이 모두 독실한 불교 신자가 된데.. 날 바수밀다 라고 불러줄래? “

유럽 여행을 갈 돈을 모으기 위해 채팅에서 만난 남자들과 원조교제를 하는 여고생 여진(곽지민 분)과 재영(서민정 분). 여진이 재영인 척 남자들과 채팅을 하고 전화를 걸어 약속을 잡으면, 재영이 모텔에서 남자들과 만나 원조교제를 한다. 여진은 재영이 남자들을 만나기 전 화장을 해주고, 그녀가 남자들을 만나고 있는 동안 밖에서 기다린다. 낯 모르는 남자들과 만나 섹스를 하면서도 항상 웃음을 잃지 않는 재영. 여진은 남자들과의 만남과 섹스에 의미를 부여하는 재영을 여진은 이해 할 수가 없다. 여진에게 어린 여고생들의 몸을 돈을 주고 사는 남자들은 모두 더럽고 불결한 존재일 뿐이다. 그러던 어느 날, 모텔에서 남자와 만나던 재영은 갑자기 들이닥친 경찰들을 피해 창문에서 뛰어 내려 여진의 눈 앞에서 죽게 된다.
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Anonymous

August 4, 2004

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Pointless, Poor Character Development, Vague Customer Review Rated Bad 3 - 3 out of 10
I did not like this movie because it was strange. The stories never fully develop and the movie leaves too many holes unpatched. The actors displayed average to above average acting abilities but I feel this one lacks the plot that movie-goers crave.
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June 16, 2004

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Samaria Is An Arthouse Masterpiece. Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10

Samaria is probably the first Arthouse movie to emerge from South Korea. Upon viewing the cover of the dvd, many will get the wrong impression that this is some exploitation Movie. This is definitely not the case. Actually this has got to be one of the most honest movies to tackle such a delicate subject without ever once being explicit. The director could have easily spoilt the movie with graphic sex or nudity, but instead this very brave director (who actually won the award for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival) has managed to cross a message that is very important in our times without ever once embarrassing his audience. The movie is divided into 3 chapters, it opens with two girls chatting on the Internet with a complete stranger to meet for a date. Next we see a title on the screen which reads Vasumitra. Vasumitra was a prostitute in India where legend has it that any man who slept with her turned into a devoted Buddhist! The director will further in the movie also mention other religious references. The name Vasumitra is the name that one of the girls will actually use as to disguise her identity. So begins the adventures of two teenage girls in the world of prostitution all for the sake to earn some easy money. An important shot at the very beginning of the movie after one of the girls has her first encounter with her client shows them eating a roasted pig¡¦s feet. Could this be a clear indication where these poor two girls are heading too, since the pig is considered by many, a filthy animal. To further prove my point both the girls enter a bathhouse to wash. Describing what one of them just did was filthy. Next the girls run around in a park where they sit next to a line of statues of a complete family consisting of the mother father and children, which clearly shows they¡¦re longing to be part of a family. Meanwhile one the girls is taking notes in her diary of every man she encounters. She sleeps in her tiny room soon, to be awakened by her father who is a detective! He takes his daughter to school, and here again we hear another religious story this time about Jesus told by the father to his daughter. Tragedy soon strikes and while one of the girls is busy with a client, the police raid the apartment. In a state of panic the girl has no idea what to do, and jumps out of the apartment window and falls to the ground, she is carried to the hospital by the detective¡¦s daughter but she is in a very serious condition and about to lose her life. Her friend persuades her to give her the diary and contact one of her clients, to visit her one last time before she dies. This is actually were the story takes a dramatic turn! After her friend dies in hospital the detective¡¦s daughter starts visiting each client to return back the money her friend made from these men. It is important to note that her friend was just there to look after her and take care of the money and had never encountered any clients up until now! Meanwhile here father is investigating a murder case and this is where he sees his own daughter in an opposite apartment with a client! Thus begins a story of revenge on each client, without the daughter ever knowing her father is actually one step behind her. Revealing more would spoil this unique movie experience. The direction is superb and the haunting score literally pulls you in the mood of the story. I have no hesitation in highly recommending this movie to serious moviegoers. I would like to applaud the director for making such an honest movie about a very serious Subject. The Director has truly made an amazing Arthouse Masterpiece.
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Anonymous

May 16, 2004
FAREWELL TO TEENAGE! Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
This movie explores an interesting topic - at least to me it is - teenage prostitution in Korea! The director does his job so well that it makes you feel like you're joining the journey of these 2 girls and the father. It also makes me wonder how much of what happens in the movie IS or COULD BE reality because of how "real" this movie is.

SAMARIA is definitely woth spending 2 hours of your lifetime to watch!!!
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Anonymous

May 13, 2004
Samaria Is An Arthouse Masterpiece. Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
Samaria is probably the first Arthouse movie to emerge from South Korea.
Upon viewing the cover of the dvd, many will get the wrong impression that this is some exploitation Movie. This is definitely not the case. Actually this has got to be one of the most honest movies to tackle such a delicate subject without ever once being explicit.

The director could have easily spoilt the movie with graphic sex or nudity, but instead this very brave director (who actually won the award for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival) has managed to cross a message that is very important in our times without ever once embarrassing his audience.
The movie is divided into 3 chapters, it opens with two girls chatting on the Internet with a complete stranger to meet for a date. Next we see a title on the screen which reads
Vasumitra.

Vasumitra was a prostitute in India where legend has it that any man who slept with her turned into a devoted Buddhist!
The director will further in the movie also mention other religious references.
The name Vasumitra is the name that one of the girls will actually use as to disguise her identity.
So begins the adventures of two teenage girls in the world of prostitution all for the sake to earn some easy money. An important shot at the very beginning of the movie after one
of the girls has her first encounter with her client shows them eating a roasted pig¡¦s feet.
Could this be a clear indication where these poor two girls are heading too, since the pig is considered by many, a filthy animal.

To further prove my point both the girls enter a bathhouse to wash. Describing what one of them just did was filthy. Next the girls run around in a park where they sit next to a line of statues of a complete family consisting of the mother father and children, which clearly shows they¡¦re longing to be part of a family.

Meanwhile one the girls is taking notes in her diary of every man she encounters.
She sleeps in her tiny room soon, to be awakened by her father who is a detective!

He takes his daughter to school, and here again we hear another religious story this time about Jesus told by the father to his daughter.

Tragedy soon strikes and while one of the girls is busy with a client, the police raid the apartment.
In a state of panic the girl has no idea what to do, and jumps out of the apartment window and falls to the ground, she is carried to the hospital by the detective¡¦s daughter but she is in a very serious condition and about to lose her life.
Her friend persuades her to give her the diary and contact one of her clients, to visit her one last time before she dies. This is actually were the story takes a dramatic turn!

After her friend dies in hospital the detective¡¦s daughter starts visiting each client to return back the money her friend made from these men.
It is important to note that her friend was just there to look after her and take care of the money and had never encountered any clients up until now!
Meanwhile here father is investigating a murder case and this is where he sees his own daughter in an opposite apartment with a client!
Thus begins a story of revenge on each client, without the daughter ever knowing her father is actually one step behind her.

Revealing more would spoil this unique movie experience. The direction is superb and the haunting score literally pulls you in the mood of the story. I have no hesitation in highly recommending this movie to serious moviegoers.
I would like to applaud the director for making such an honest movie about a very serious
Subject. The Director has truly made an amazing Arthouse Masterpiece.
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Anonymous

May 12, 2004
I wasn't expecting this Customer Review Rated Bad 3 - 3 out of 10
It's like watching an ERIK MATI film (Philippines)... you can not understand why and what happened. It'll will take u for a ride... reaching a dead end.
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