''No Mercy for the Rude'' () is a 2006 South Korean

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directed by Park Chul-hee. It stars Shin Ha-kyun in the lead role. The film revolves around a mute

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who vows to kill only rude people, and use the money for his tongue operation. The film released theatrically in South Korea on 24 August 2006.

Plot

A lonely chef with a speech impediment takes a job as a professional killer in order to raise the money he needs for an operation on his tongue. Known as "Killar" (

Shin Ha-kyun Shin may refer to: Biology * The front part of the human leg below the knee * Shinbone, the tibia, the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates Names * Shin (given name) (Katakana: シン, Hiragana: しん), a Japanese g ...

), he and his partner "Ballet" ( Kim Min-jun), make a rule to only kill rude and impolite people. After killing each one of his victims, "Killar" goes to the same bar where he meets "Her" (

Yoon Ji-hye Yoon Ji-hye (born November 10, 1979) is a South Korean actress. Yoon made her acting debut in the 1998 horror movie ''Whispering Corridors''. She has since starred in films such as ''Possible Changes'' (2004), ''No Mercy for the Rude'' (2006), a ...

), a woman who becomes attracted to him. His life begins to unravel after he and "Ballet" kill the wrong person by mistake.

Cast

... "Killar" *

Yeo Jin-goo Yeo Jin-goo (, born August 13, 1997) is a South Korean actor. Yeo began his career as a child actor, debuting in the film ''Sad Movie'' (2005). Nicknamed " Nation's Little Brother", he went on to play the younger characters of the lead roles in ...

..."young killar" *

... "Her" * Kim Min-jun ... "Ballet" * Kang San ... "Young Boy" * Park Gil-soo ... "Feces Weight" * Park Choong-seon ... "Detective Seo" * Seon Woo ... "Knife Scar" *

Kim Byeong-ok Kim Byeong-ok (born October 11, 1960) is a South Korean actor. A veteran supporting actor, he is best known for his role as Mr. Han in '' Oldboy''. Career In 2015, he was featured in a controversial Maxim Maxim or Maksim may refer to: En ...

... "Hairtail" *

Lee Han-wi Lee Han-wi (born June 17, 1961) is a South Korean actor. Since his acting debut in 1983, Lee has become a prolific supporting actor on Korean film and television. He is particularly known for his mastery of ad-libbing In music and other pe ...

... "Chief Killa" *

Kim Eung-soo Kim Eung-soo (; born February 12, 1961) is a South Korean actor. Kim lived in Japan for seven years, where he studied filmmaking at the Japan Institute of the Moving Image. Filmography Film Television series Variety show Web sh ...

... "Director" *

Ko Chang-seok Ko Chang-seok (born October 13, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Ko began his career on stage, performing in plays and musicals for many years before moving on to bit parts in films. He once earned his living by working on farms and in iron foundri ...

... "Piano"

Release

''No Mercy for the Rude'' was released in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

on 24 August 2006,Box-Office Admission Results
(2006). 'Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved on 14 December 2008. and on its opening weekend was ranked second at the box office with 269,308 admissions. The film went on to receive a total of 904,802 admissions nationwide, with a gross (as of 17 September 2006) of .
. ''Box Office Mojo''. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.

References

External links

* * * {{HanCinema film, No_Mercy_for_the_Rude 2006 films 2000s Korean-language films 2006 action comedy films 2000s crime action films South Korean action comedy films South Korean crime action films South Korean neo-noir films Films about contract killing 2000s South Korean films