Samaritan Girl

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Movie: Samaritan Girl
Revised romanization: Samaria
Hangul: 사마리아
Director: Kim Ki-Duk
Assistant Director: Jang Cheol-Soo
Writer: Kim Ki-Duk
Producer: Kim Ki-Duk, Min Bae-Jeong, Kim Yoon-Ho, Jung-Hyun
Cinematographer: Sun Sang-Jae
Release Date: March 5, 2004
Runtime: 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Arthouse / Disillusioned Youth
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

High school students Yeo-Jin (Kwak Ji-Min) and Jae-Young (Han Yeo-Reum) plan a trip to Europe together. Jae-Young begins to prostitute herself to save up the money. Her best friend Yeo-Jin manages her appointments and also acts as a lookout when she meets her clients. Eventually, Jae-Young believes herself as as someone like legendary Indian figure Vasumitra, who converted men to Buddhism through sexual encounters.

One day, a police raid occurs and Jae-Young jumps out of a motel window. She is gravely injured. At the hospital Jae-Young asks Yeo-Jin to bring to the hospital one of her favorite clients. When Yeo-Jin tracks down the client he refuses to go to the hospital unless Yeo-Jin has sex with him. Yeo-Jin reluctantly agrees for her dying friend. When they get to the hospital Jae-Young has already passed away.Jae-Young then seeks out Yeo-Jin's past clients one by one.

One day, Yeo-Jin's father (Lee Eol) spots Jae-Young walking with an older man. Yeo-Jin's father is a detective. He begins to Jae-Young ...