Cannes Film Festival 2017

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The Villainess The Villainess
The Villainess and A Prayer Before Dawn
The Merciless (Year: 2017; Director: Byun Sung-hyun; Writer: Byun Sung-hyun; Stars: Kyoung-gu Sul, Si-wan Yim)
A Prayer Before Dawn (Country: UK, France; Year: 2017; Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire; Writer: Jonathan Hirschbein, Nick Saltrese; Stars: Joe Cole, Vithaya Pansringarm, Nicolas Shake, Billy Moore, Panya Yimmumphai, Somlock Kamsing, Pornchanok Mabklang, Sura Sirmalai, Sakda Niamhom, Komsan Polsan, Chaloemporn Sawatsuk)
The true story who survived life in a Thai prison by becoming a Muay Thai champ.
The Villainess (Country: South Korea; Year: 2017; Director: Jung Byung-gil; Writer: Jung Byung-gil; Stars: Ok-bin Kim, Jun Sung, Seo-hyung Kim, Seo-hyung Kim , Ha-kyun Shin)
Sook-hee is a trained assassin who was born to kill. Now she works as a theatre actress and secret agent of the South Korean intelligence services.
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