Original subtitles

They say she's a real live angel

Everyone in there calls her

'Kind-hearted' Geum-ja

two, three, four!

My path is riddled with...

high walls and deep pitfalls

Who will aid me across these dark obstacles?

The Lord's breathe lifts me over these walls

The Lord's hands bridge my steps

safely over these pitfalls

The Lord's hands bridge my steps

safely over these pitfalls

What about the winter clothes I sent you?

It's been hard, hasn't it? 13 and a half years

I'm so proud of you

Won-Mo and I were playing marbles here that day,

and I lost

Won-Mo won the biggest marble

Then he ran off to go home

The investigating authorities...

confirmed the details with a woman

who confessed to the crime

Lee Geum-ja was first introduced to the public

as the criminal who abducted and killed Park Won-Mo, a little boy...

She was twenty at the time

The whole nation was shocked by her youth, her ruthless methods...

and by her unabashed naivete

My state of mind...

This is where the alleged perpetrator had confined young Park Won-Mo

She claims she only wanted to stop his crying with a pillow...

But what shocked us more were her beautiful looks

Clamouring tabloids compared her to Olivia Hussey...

A tactless director announced plans for a Lee Geum-ja movie...

creating a backlash from the press

That fall, polka-dot dresses became the trend

I saw you on TV

Behind that wicked witch's face of yours, I saw the presence of an angel

An angel ...Could that be true?

Do you really think an angel resides in me?

If so, where was that angel...

when I was committing such an evil act?

I always wondered about this after hearing what the preacher said

And then, I realized...

that the angel inside me only reveals itself when I invoke it

Where are you?

Please, come out

I'm right here

This act of invoking an angel

This is what we call prayer

Actually, prison is an ideal place to learn to pray

(Park Won-Mo) Because...

we know that

we are all sinners in here

Thank you

(Testimonials of Faith Day for Inmates, 1997)

It's tradition to eat tofu on release...

so that you'll live white and never sin again

Why don't you go screw yourself?

(Lee Geum-ja Time served 1991-2004)

(Kim Yang-hee Time served 1998-2002)

Meet your new cellmate

I'm Kim Yang-hee. I got 5 years

They said there was someone at Kyoungju Women's Prison...

whose face would shine

You were a whore, weren't you?

I heard her nickname was 'the Witch'

Come sit down

(Wanted Murder Suspect)

You don't usually wear ties

It's mandatory here

We have lots of VIPs visiting

Shit, it's too tight.

Loosen it up a bit

He was my pimp

It felt so good when I was strangling him

I should've killed myself instead

Then, die

And be born again.

Over and over if you need to

Prayer is like a scrubbing towel

Scrub off all your sins

Then your skin will become as new as a baby's ass.

Right?

Geum-ja taught me how to lament my past lives

It's a little noisy, being under the stairs...

But this place brings good luck

Look at me. Three years of giving unlicensed haircuts...

And now I have a real shop of my own

So set your hopes high

These were mine, but they'll have to do for now

You know

I wanted to get you better things, right?

Don't you have any high heels?

You never really loved me, did you?

You were just pretending, right?

You've changed a lot

You used to be so sweet

and talk so kindly

Are you starting the plan already?

No. The plan was already started 13 years ago...

so Geum-ja murmured to herself

Farewell

What is it you want from us?

Please forgive me. Please...

She was going to beg Won-mo's parents until she had no fingers left

This is 802/9 Han Apartments...

We've had a finger cut off here!

Every penny Geum-ja earned from labouring in prison...

had to go to pay for her finger operation

Then 6 days later...

(Bakery)

For now, just work till noon

The dawn hours are tough for me with my low blood pressure

geun-shik, say hello

I told you about Lee Geum-ja, right?

Hello

I told you she was pretty

Can I call you elder sister?

Just call me Geum-ja

Lee Geum-ja...

When she first came, she cried non-stop, like a newborn baby

Man, it was so depressing

Damn bitch!

It brings bad luck. Stop crying!

As a man once taught her, whenever she was having a hard time...

lapse on the floor like this she'd bend over and take five deep breaths

(Woo So-young Time served 1990 ~ 1996)

What are you looking at? You damn bitches!

Down on the floor and keep your damn hands up!

I felt like I was dying because I couldn't be with my love...

Turned out I was suffering from chronic kidney failure

But it felt like I was dying anyway

Then this bitch suddenly says she'll give me one of her kidneys

It's not as if a kidney's a bit of fluff

you give away so easily

Damn bitch

It brings me bad luck. Stop crying!

Honey, Geum-ja's here

You've sure changed a lot

You heard my wife

stay down!

That's when I realized

I'm married to a goddess

With this man by my side,

I was never afraid

Right, honey?

Yeah, but we couldn't go in together

They should have couples prisons

But then that would be paradise, not jail

I don't know how to thank you

Honey, Geum-ja is readying a magnificent plan

You can help her, right?

(The Way of Dhamma)

Where did you get this?

It's real old

Comrade Geum-ja, it's no use

Go save yourself

Okay, right after I finish this

Finish the chicken later

And be careful. Don't let dogs have the chicken bones

Pass me that yellowing book

(Ko Sun-sook Time served 1967 ~ 1997)

A spy from North Korea, Ko Sun-sock had Alzheimer's...

and was a problem for the prison

So when Geum-ja volunteered to look after her...

Even the prison warden was relieved

They were stepping around me whispering, 'The woman spy is dead'

But the pride in my heart...

wouldn't let me die

You said living is a struggle, too. A struggle not to die

I give you this flower...

for you have vengeance to take, comrade

My goodness!

You shouldn't be out so late!

I asked for you at Naruse

What were you thinking?

I don't want every Tom Dick and Harry dropping by

Fine. I'll see you tomorrow

How could you have changed so much?

This isn't like you!

Could we start over again?

Come to church. Please?

I've converted to Buddhism!

I bet you're in for adultery

How did you know?

It's all over your face, bitch!

Please crawl over here

Please take them off

(Oh Soo-hee Time served 1993 ~ 1994)

Can you see it well?

Say hello to each other

Hello

Soo-hee Hello?

This damn bitch is that infamous "Witch"

She killed her husband and his mistress, then ate them

So...

I guess I'm not the unluckiest

I'll suck on her for five minutes and cry it off

I hate them skinny bitches

So go tell Geum-ja to start eating some more, okay?

Your style has changed

What's with the blood-red eye shadow?

People are always saying I look kind-hearted

People order them from me, modelled on their guys' photos

They're very popular. Want me to make you one?

Can you make it in silver?

Did you find that bastard yet?

I did

Did you kill him?

Not yet

Why not?

I've been busy

"Saving the best for last," is that it?

Yes

I'll take this one

Excel lent choice

Is it true the owner studied confection in Japan?

Right?

The lady made this one

You've changed so much, I hardly recognized you

Who was she?

Who was he?

She's pretty

The detective that was in charge of my case

When I was exactly your age...

That is, when I was twenty, and you were five...

I...

kidnapped and killed a five year-old boy

My goodness!

Don't worry. I didn't eat him up

We can't eat this!

It was made by hands that have killed!

I'm telling you I killed him

How many times do I have to tell you?

Then tell me what that marble looked like

What?

That marble you said you saw but didn't know where it went...

It was Won-mo's favourite marble

What colour was it?

Light green

Come on! Why would anyone confess to a murder they didn't commit?

Why won't you believe me?

Is it because I'm a murderer?

Believe in Jesus, go to heaven

Believe in Jesus, you shall go to heaven

Without faith, there's only hell

Devil, begone!

Leave, you demon!

What are you doing?

Have you forgotten?

That's right

On top of that, I killed again in prison

Geum-ja wondered if geun-shik wasn't a fool

I understand what you're saying...

But it's against regulations to give out that information

There is a counselling service I can refer you to...

Could you at least tell me whether she was adopted or not?

Didn't you receive the notice?

I was in jail, you see

I'd like to show you the 18-year-old Lee Geum-ja...

A pretty girl who would turn any head...

But who wasn't the least bit particular

But this poor girl was on the verge of going mad

She tried to comfort herself...

with the thought that it happens to every woman sooner or later

Teacher? Mr. Baek?

This is Geum-ja, Lee Geum-ja

I used to polish your shoes when you were our student teacher last year

You didn't know it was me?

You told me I was sexy

Yes. You remember me, right?

Pardon?

Well, it's nothing much...

You see, teacher, I'm pregnant Pregnant

Pregnant

No, pregnant!

Yes, I am

Could I go live with you?

Please?

I can't go to my mom's

and it's even worse at my dad's

Him? He's just a big kid, not ready for fatherhood

Don't worry, baby. Your mama's right here

The poor girl murmured to herself

There's a drug called 'Timing. 'It suppresses sleep

When I was just back from Tokyo, managing a confectionery factory...

And we had a lot of work,

I used to take it first, in front of the staff

They all hated me

You have to be careful when riding a bike after taking it though

Hello

It's freezing outside, why are you standing here?

Have you eaten?

Yes, ma'am

Geum-ja, what brings you here at this hour?

I need an advance

No advances

I went to Kyoungju, where my parents lived...

I volunteered to teach at the women's prison there...

Because my folks worried

I couldn't get married with my lame leg

But in my third year there,

I was shocked almost to death...

after tasting a strawberry mousse made by a kidnapper

The ingredients given to the inmates were miserable...

But she'd used them to create a cake fit for a king

Three months' advance

You know, you've changed?

In the end, I packed up and moved to Seoul

Because I was motivated to open up my own bakery

What are you doing?

Writing my account number

I want to start a family young...

And hope to marry someone I can respect

So, you did something wrong...

You make penance and promise never to do it again, right?

That's just how life goes. That's life!

It's just another experience gained

Isn't that right, Geum-ja?

I'm planning to kill another person

What?

Do you think I'm sexy?

Yes... No

Well... Yes

I was hoping we could talk some more

Maybe later?

You're trying to scare me, aren't you?

You're trying to put me off?

Does it put you off when a girl does this?

NO

Please go ahead

It was alright for me.

Was it good for you?

Did you like it?

I've been told it was 50-50

No way

Mr. Baek said there are good kidnappings and bad kidnappings

What?

He said it was a good kidnapping if the child is returned safely

And since they're rich, a little ransom wouldn't make much difference...

And although they'd have to worry a few days...

The emotional reunion would make the family bond more closely

That's what he said, but then he went and killed Won-Mo

The boy kept crying...

And Mr. Baek said he'd kill him

if he didn't stop in 5 minutes

But then he really did kill him

If he were alive, he'd be your age now, but he's dead

Then the police found a witness

Someone saw me taking Won-Mo to a bath-house

Then one day, when I came back from the market, my daughter was gone

I got a call from Mr. Baek

He said to confess and take all the blame or my girl would die, too

So the kidnapper had kidnapped a kidnapper's kid

Isn't that funny?

I thought it was

The house key is the middle one

Make sure these candles don't go out

Touch anything else and I'll give you a hole in the head

Going somewhere?

(You have no mother)

(You have mother)

Hello. I'm Lee Geum-ja, from Korea

I had a baby thirteen years ago

I think it's your daughter now

I came here only to see her once and for all

I need to smoke

once and for an

I'm Lee Geum-ja

I'm Lee Geum... I had a baby...

Oh, I'm so jealous of you

You had such a beautiful daughter

She is now our life

Where's she?

Do you see?

We love her very much

She's got such a beautiful soul

What would we do without our Jenny

What do you, call, 'mom' in Korea?

What, is, 'mom' , in Korean?

Geum-ja

Can you take me to Seoul , Geum-ja?

No!

Your mother, your father No!

Why? Please.

No!

Come on. Why not?

No!

Yes

No!

Yes

No. No!

Why?

No!

Yes

No!

Seoul , Korea!

Geum... Geum-ja...

Geum... ja

Geum...

Geum-ja...

It'll sound like a cannon,

with lots of smoke, too

The design's so primitive

What's the use of all this fanciness? Better to have a strong solid shot

It has to be pretty. Everything should be pretty

It has a very short range.

So get up close when you shoot

If you can hear his heart beating...

And see the sweat on his forehead, even better

It's like playing golf. You get good hits with good form

Got a place to practice?

Why'd you dump me?

Huh?

Tomorrow, let's go on a picnic, okay?

Why'd you dump me?

That's right. A picnic...

I mean why? Why?

Or...

Do you speak English?

Damn...

For the longest time, Geum-ja has wanted to meet with Won-Mo...

And ask for his forgiveness

She'd be very unhappy if she found

out he appeared before Jenny

Weekends with the family, and the dog... Right?

No friend, no mother

I don't need anybody.

No friend, no mother

I don't need anybody.

Anyway, just tell me where I am from

When do you know who I am

Anyway, just tell me where I am from

When do you know who I am

Oppa! (Elder brother)

Oppa!

Appa! (Dad)

Appa! (Dad)

Jenny

Stupid

Honey...

Honey...

I'm meeting with friends later today

I'll have your dinner ready before I leave

Would you mind?

Don't you be the one to pay for dinner

Right...

(Park Yi-jeong Time served 1993 ~ 1999)

Hey, harlot

You parasite, living off of men's blood

I've got just the job for a slut like you

You know how itchy it is when you get bit on the sole of your foot?

What did I tell you?

What did I say!

It tickles when you scratch...

and it itches when you don't scratch

Itches if you don't scratch, and tickles when you do. Right?

You slut!

Itches if you don't scratch, and tickles when you do...

I used to have a strong stomach

I don't know what the problem is...

Have a bite

Sorry.

Nasty, huh?

That's quite alright.

I enjoy helping you.

Thanks, Geum-ja.

You really are kind-hearted

You understand that I only like plump girls,

Right?

Of course. I'll eat a lot, too, and plump up for you

So, you just keep taking lots of food and medicine...

And hurry up and die

-She fed her bleach? -Really?

For how long?

Three years

What a clean stomach she must've had

Geum-ja the Kind-hearted

Well done, her!

After that, Geum-ja inherited the "Witch" nickname...

But was also still referred to as "Kind-hearted Geum-ja"

Everyone wanted to help Kind hearted Geum-ja...

And no one could refuse the Witch any favours

It has to be tonight

I can't take it any more. Not even for you

Soo-kyoung, a thief released before me,

found out where Baek was working

Seong-eun, a smart college grad was later released

and got a job at the same place

She then informed me of Baek's intention of getting a new car

Later, Baek was visited by a pretty car dealer

(English Academy for Kids) Park Yi-jeong

It'll be used wisely for the Lord's work

Hello?

Darling

Have you had dinner?

I'll wait and have it with you

You can go ahead without me

I'll wait for you,

so hurry back

He hasn't eaten yet

I'll go and make him eat first

It's okay. Don't worry

Bye

Geum-ja

At that moment,

Geum-ja held her breath

and struggled to break free

Even in this desperate situation

she never forgot the gun's firing range

Got an English-Korean dictionary?

Don't think that I'll forgive you

I think all moms who desert their kids belong in jail

When I was younger, I often thought of taking revenge out on you

But I couldn't imagine the thought of killing you

Reason being that, I didn't know what your face looked like

Anyway, since we're on better terms now, give me your reasons at least

A simple 'sorry' won't do

You have to say it at least 3 times

Your not so generous daughter, Jenny

Left turn

I remember when I first had you, Jenny

As you grew in me, I felt like my wallet was getting fatter

But even before your first birthday,

I had to go to jail... And I had to give you up

You were such a sweet child that would smile at even complete strangers...

I knew that any family would have to fall in love with you

Once I'm done with this man...

I'm planning to return you to Australia

My sins are too big and deep...

I don't deserve to have a sweet daughter like you

You're innocent,

but you had to grow up without a mother...

But, that's also part of the punishment I must take

Listen carefully

Everyone makes mistakes

But if you sin, you have to make atonement for it

Atonement, understand?

Atonement

That's right, you have to make atonement

Big atonement for big sins...

Small atonement for small sins

You got it?

What are you going to do with him?

Kill him?

Why?

Because he made a sinner out of me

What kind of bad things did you do?

This man kidnapped and killed a little boy...

And...

I helped him

Do you want me to go and apology his mother?

Were you happy with me? Right?

Yes, but I...

I was happy...

Too happy for a sinner

Jenny“.

I'm sorry

I'm sorry

I'm sorry

I'm truly sorry

Good bye

Get up, teacher! Time to go to work!

Get up, teacher! Time to go to work!

Get up...

Geum-ja, what's with that eye shadow?

Do you know why those kids...

Hey! Here's another one!

Hello?

If you'd found the real killer back then

These children wouldn't have died,

right?

You know how this feels

There were four!

I told you I can't come to work today

It's not that...

Someone's here looking For you

Who?

Well, the thing is...

They won't say Who They are?

I don't know what they're saying

Can you speak Japanese?

Mommy!

Please hurry and come get me...

Mommy... please hurry

Mommy, I wanna go home.

Please hurry, mommy

There, there. Don't cry. Don't cry...

Mommy, where are you?

I know it's difficult

but take a good look at this man

Next is Se-hyun, killed in 1995

Dad...

Dad...

Dad...

This is Eun-joo, in '96

I can't breathe...

I'm scared. Please don't kill me, sir.

Wait just a minute

This is Yoo Jae-kyoung, 2000

Baby...

My baby...

He was a teacher at English schools in affluent neighbourhoods

He'd pick his victim, kidnap and kill them,

then move on to another school

He'd never pick a child from one of his own classes

SO

-Which is why he was never under any suspicion -Coffee or green tea?

Children annoyed him, so he would tape them

right after kidnapping them and killed them straight away

The voices you heard on the line while negotiating the ransom...

were taped off the videos, after the kids were already dead

Now, you have two options

If you want lawful punishment...

We will hand him over to Chief Choi here

But if you want a speedier, more personalized death for him...

You can have it right here and now

Does he have a child of his own?

He is supposed to be sterile

Then what did he need all that money for?

He put it in the bank

Of course, the money will all be returned to you...

With no kid, what did he need all that money for?

He was going to buy a yacht

The police have big sticks but they don't know how to use them

If we leave it to them, there'd be nothing but never-ending trials...

And all those bloody reporters...

How about we leave it to Geum-ja?

It'd be easier since she's been to jail and all

That's cowardly!

They're our kids

Then, let each person choose if they want to be in or not

I'm for individual choice

Why don't you just let him choose his own death or trial, then...

" Individually? "

Little while ago, you wanted to hand him over to the police

Then you wanted to leave it up to Geum-ja...

Now you want to be left out alone?

What the hell do you want?

Won-mo's family has to follow the majority, too

You know that, right?

She has a weak heart...

Hey, mine's weak, too

Then Won-mo's father can represent the family

One person per family should be enough

Alright?

What if Won-mo's mom informs on us later?

She couldn't.Her husband's in on it, too

They could always get divorced

We can leave some evidence, then

How about we all take a picture?

So that even if we feel guilty later...

Guilty?

Guilt for killing that bastard?

We'd feel guilty if we didn't kill him when we had him. That's guilt!

Let me say a word

I killed when I was in prison...

I'm also the one who caught Baek after 13 years of planning...

If anyone here informs the police...

I won't say any more

Shall we go in one at a time? Or all together at once?

One at a time for what? Let's just go finish him off

There's no need to share such a personal matter with other families

Isn't that right, dad?

Won't it be scary going in alone?

And it could be dangerous

Just think of it as using the toilet

In any case, it's a private affair

Each to his own.

A la carte...

We don't all have to get the same set menu

Please, honey...

We're divorced. This isn't a couples thing!

We don't have to go in together

Excuse me,

I think...

It'd be too easy if we did it all together

Honey!

I brought along a sedative

You couldn't even touch that finger, remember?

Alright, then...

Won-mo's father is out,

and his mother will go in alone...

Jae-kyoung's and Dong-hwa's are going in together...

Is that right?

Yes!

Let's do it then!

Wait! Just a second!

Shouldn't we decide what order you go in?

Will that be enough for you?

I can lend you mine after

Well...

I think I'll be okay

Honey”.

Everyone pay attention

If you grip it like this, the tip of the knife will slip and not penetrate deeply

You could also cut your hand

So grip it like this at all times, please

Or you could just...

stab him like this

Why did you do it?

You look like a normal person

Why?

Why?

Ma'am, there's no such thing as a perfect person

This...

isn't gonna bring our son back, is it, honey?

Right?

You all look very well off

Take a look at that

She took her boots off, so not to get blood on the suede

Does that make any sense to you here?

My mom had to scrub hotel floors to send my brother to that school

We ran around like dogs to come up with the ransom

Now we've lost our house and our relatives won't see us

My daughter-in-law killed herself and my son left the country

We all have our own stories to tell

We're not the last, dad

Eun-joo's grandma's still waiting her turn

Dad...

Come on, give me a hand!

Mister, get up

I'm sorry, but...

Could you step aside a moment?

Thank you

Happy birthday to you...

Happy birthday to you...

Happy birthday clear...

I'm sorry

It felt like a birthday to me...

We can say it is, then

Happy birthday

to you!

Will you wire the money into our accounts?

My account number

In France...

when there's a break in the conversation like this...

they say an angel is passing

It's snowing!

It's snowing really hard

When did it all pile up so much?

What time Is it now?

The traffic...

The roads will freeze soon

Won-Mo

I have...

Along the path on green grass...

A lady in red heels goes...

Click, click, click with her heels

Where might she be going?

Won't she look back...

Are you really going to send Jenny back?

Back my way for a glance?

Are you?

One step, two...

The lady in red heels

takes another step away, alone...

Lee Geum-ja made a great mistake in her youth...

And used other people to achieve her own goals...

But she still couldn't find the redemption she so desired

In spite of this...

Actually, because of this...

"I liked Geum-ja"

Be white

Live white

Like this

You, too

more white

Farewell

Geum-ja!