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The Old Woman with the Knife
In Min Kyu-dong's visceral thriller, a Berlin Special Gala Selection, Lee Hye-young slices through convention and entire clusters of bad guys. While Hollywood retires its aging killers, Hornclaw keeps killing... until her past catches up. Young, unhinged Bullfight infiltrates her world, igniting a savage generational duel that shakes the criminal underworld. Forget retirement homes; this sexagenarian delivers bone-crushing violence and balletic knife work that would make Rambo reach for a bigger blade. Based on Gu Byeong-mo's bestseller, with Kim Jun-seong's pulsating score amplifying every brutal encounter. Critics call it "one of the best action thrillers since John Wick." Korean cinema's fiercest grandmother proves experience beats youth, one kill at a time.