Lee Hye Young talks about the injuries she suffered while filming 'The Old Woman with the Knife' Hornclaw is a legendary assassin in her sixties who specialises in eliminating the scum of the earth. Her mundane but bloody life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Bullfight, a promising young killer who wants to work by her side. But an incident from their past casts a dark shadow on their collaboration, even when Bullfight reveals that he remembers her as the first person to ever show him kindness. Hornclaw fails to recognize the young man and his true intentions, and their unresolved misunderstanding leads to an escalation of confrontations and a final face-off with weapons brandished for vengeance and survival. (Source: berlinale.de/en) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Pagwa" (파과) by Gu Byeong Mo (구병모). ~~ Release dates: Feb 16, 2025 (Festival) || Apr 30, 2025 (Cinema) Edit Translation
- English
- Русский
- Français
- Português (Brasil)
- Native Title: 파과
- Also Known As: Breakthrough , Pagwa , The Old Woman With The Knive , Старуха с ножом
- Screenwriter & Director: Min Kyu Dong
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Mystery
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Cast & Credits
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![Lee Hye Young in The Old Woman with the Knife Korean Movie]( "Lee Hye Young in The Old Woman with the Knife Korean Movie")
Lee Hye Young"Hornclaw" / Cho GakMain Role -
![Kim Sung Cheol in The Old Woman with the Knife Korean Movie]( "Kim Sung Cheol in The Old Woman with the Knife Korean Movie")
Kim Sung Cheol"Bullfight" / Tu UMain Role -
![Yeon Woo Jin in The Old Woman with the Knife Korean Movie]( "Yeon Woo Jin in The Old Woman with the Knife Korean Movie")
Yeon Woo JinKang Bong Hui / “Vet Kang”Main Role -
![Kim Mu Yeol in The Old Woman with the Knife Korean Movie]( "Kim Mu Yeol in The Old Woman with the Knife Korean Movie")
Kim Mu YeolRyu / "Master of sculpture"Main Role -
![Shin Shi Ah in The Old Woman with the Knife Korean Movie]( "Shin Shi Ah in The Old Woman with the Knife Korean Movie")
Shin Shi Ah"Hornclaw" / Cho Gak [Young]Main Role -
![Ok Ja Yeon in The Old Woman with the Knife Korean Movie]( "Ok Ja Yeon in The Old Woman with the Knife Korean Movie")
Ok Ja YeonCho Yeop [Quarantine worker]Support Role
Reviews
Too late for a Happy Land
Recently, I’ve started going blindly into new Korean movies, and I’m glad I didn’t read the synopsis for this one on this site, because it reveals something that had a big impact on me while watching the movie. So I hope you can also watch it with a clear mind and just let go to enjoy it as much as I did. For me, this is almost a perfect action thriller, and after watching it, I became interested in reading the novel as well.It’s enough to know that the main character is a female assassin. Although she’s a woman and old, her strength and skill were quite believable—except maybe in the final act, where things got a bit exaggerated. But it still worked within the spirit of the movie. The heroine’s name is important, and it changes throughout the story as we see her in different stages of her life.
The story flows quickly, with intense, brutal, and sometimes hard-to-watch fight scenes. So for action-genre lovers, this movie has all the right ingredients: masterful and serious action, a compelling and interesting story, and even a thoughtful drama about the value of life. The producers and actors managed to make us care about the characters, feel their pain, and ultimately hope for a better future.
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