The Villainess

The Villainess

Year: 2017

Runtime: 129 min

Language: Korean

Director: Byung-gil Jung

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Sook-hee is a highly trained assassin molded by a powerful criminal organization. She was recruited as a sleeper agent with the hope of eventually gaining her freedom. Seeing an opportunity, she decides to escape her dangerous past. However, when painful secrets from her history are revealed, Sook-hee embarks on a violent quest for revenge, determined to eliminate anyone who stands in her path and confront the forces that shaped her.

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1

The Assassin's Introduction

The film opens with a skilled female assassin navigating a dimly lit hallway. Demonstrating her lethal abilities, she efficiently takes out several foes with precision, showcasing her expertise in both firearms and close-quarters combat.

2

Confrontation with Park

Upon entering a room where her boss, Park, awaits, the assassin eliminates him and his henchmen. This display of combat skill highlights her as a formidable threat, but her escape is thwarted as she faces off against the police.

3

Drugging and Transformation

Captured, the assassin finds herself in an undisclosed facility where she undergoes drugging and plastic surgery. During her recovery, she experiences vivid flashbacks of a mustached man who calls her Sook-hee and tries to resuscitate her after a breath-holding exercise.

Undisclosed facility
4

New Identity as Chae Yeon-soo

The facility is revealed to be a front for South Korea's intelligence agency led by Kwon-sook. After informing her that her death has been faked, Kwon-sook offers Yeon-soo a chance at a new start in exchange for ten years of service, citing her unexpected pregnancy.

Intelligence facility
5

Training and Birth of Eun-hye

Reluctantly accepting her new life, Yeon-soo undergoes intense training over the next decade while giving birth to her daughter, Eun-hye. Training reveals both her physical prowess and her emotional struggles as she grapples with her past.

Training facility
6

Tattoo Removal and Flashbacks

During a tattoo removal procedure, flashbacks transport Yeon-soo back to when she first received the tattoo as Sook-hee. The memories unveil her troubled past, including being tortured and later rescued by the mustached man, Lee Joong-sang.

Clinic
7

First Assignment and Childhood Memory

On her first mission as an agent, a tragic incident triggers a haunting flashback of her father's murder. This past trauma intertwines with her current actions, illuminating the impact of Jang-Chun, whose fate is closely linked to her father's death.

8

Settling into a New Life

After successfully completing her initial assignment, Yeon-soo moves into an apartment, unaware of the male agent, Jung-Hyun-soo, assigned to monitor her. Their growing bond hints at her desire for a normal life, obscured by the shadows of her past.

Yeon-soo's apartment
9

Discovery of Betrayal

As Yeon-soo and Jung-Hyun-soo become closer, darker elements of her past emerge, including her tumultuous and fraught relationship with Joong-sang. The revelation of his betrayal sends her spiraling down a violent path in search of revenge.

10

Mission Disasters and Suspicion

A disastrous mission with her friend Min-ju raises suspicions within the agency about Yeon-soo potentially being a double agent. Jung-Hyun-soo's support begins to deepen as he comforts her during this tumultuous time.

11

Staged Wedding and Revelation

Yeon-soo finds herself entangled in a staged wedding orchestrated by the agency. In a shocking twist, she encounters Joong-sang, who she believed was dead, forcing her to confront her emotions and the agency's machinations.

Agency's event location
12

Joong-sang's Intervention

Unexpectedly, Joong-sang reaches out to Yeon-soo, revealing the agency's hidden agenda and their threatening intentions towards her daughter. This relationship complicates Yeon-soo's mission and decisions as loyalties are tested.

13

Chaos and Loss

As Yeon-soo is taken captive by the agency, chaos ensues when Joong-sang's gang targets her family. The situation culminates in a catastrophic explosion, resulting in the tragic loss of both Hyun-soo and her daughter Eun-hye.

Various locations
14

A Journey of Vengeance

Consumed by grief and a relentless thirst for revenge, Yeon-soo embarks on a dangerous journey towards Joong-sang and his associates. Her transformation into a determined avenger sets the stage for a climactic confrontation.

15

Final Showdown with Joong-sang

In an explosive climax, Yeon-soo confronts Joong-sang, engaging in a deadly battle. Their confrontation reveals the depths of her transformation into the weapon he forged, ultimately ending with her standing over his fallen body amidst the destruction.

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