No Mercy for the Rude () is a 2006 South Korean neo-noir action comedy film directed by Park Chul-hee. It stars Shin Ha-kyun in the lead role. The film revolves around a mute hitman 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), 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), a woman who becomes attracted to him. His life begins to unravel after he and "Ballet" kill the wrong person by mistake.
Cast Shin Ha-kyun as "Killar" Yeo Jin-goo as "young killar" Yoon Ji-hye as "Her" Kim Min-jun as "Ballet" Kang San as "Young Boy" Park Gil-soo as "Feces Weight" Park Choong-seon as "Detective Seo" Park Seon-woo as "Knife Scar" Kim Byeong-ok as "Hairtail" Lee Han-wi as "Chief Killa" Kim Eung-soo as "Director" Ko Chang-seok as "Piano"
Release No Mercy for the Rude was released in South Korea 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."Korean Box Office " (Week-end 2006.08.25 ~ 2006.08.27). HanCinema. Retrieved on 14 December 2008. The film went on to receive a total of 904,802 admissions nationwide, with a gross (as of 17 September 2006) of ."South Korea Box Office September 15–17, 2006 ". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.
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