The Old Woman with the Knife
For sure you can see it on YouTube for somewhere else I watched it on FnTV. Coincident had bumped into it and although it had not such a high score I did like this film.
It starts with a girl being thrown outside on the street in the snow and a man picking her up and giving her a home. As a customer tries to rape her and she defenses herself and kills the man her rescuer and owner of the restaurants says he has a special sacred job for her and her new name will be Fingernail.
From that moment on she is part of, what they call, the pest control, in this case the pest aren't rats or mice but human beings, those committing crimes and are rarely called to justice.
The film continues where Nails is an elderly, changed her nickname, still eliminating pests, and being a living legend.
It looks as if she suffers from Parkinson, inconvenient but she refuses to give up since there are too many getting away with their deeds like the disgusting man scolding at a pregnant woman. And what to think of the caretaker of an elderly man? It's hard to believe these monsters are literally everywhere.
At a certain day a very brutal young man is hired by the "manager" of the pest control, who isn't easy to handle and acts way more than a backup. As he follows her and notices how a vet gave her medical care and she seems to care about him and his daughter the story feels like a never ending fight against the pests and the truth.
I liked the fights, the goals set, the strong characters and even the end. The mind is just like love at times lost, but in the end, if she recognises, all pain disappeared and good memories, the truth and love is what binds.
Film: kdrama - 2025
10-1-2026
This weekend, once again, I found myself picking up on messages coming from recent films and series in which women of a certain age, completely unsuspected, are forced to do the dirty work. Figures that society tends to render invisible, fragile, or marginal instead become instruments of a justice that no one seems willing to carry out.
One film tells the story of an elderly woman who continues to eliminate “human pests” — those who commit acts of violence and are rarely held accountable. Another story, a recent miniseries, portrays an aging mother who pretends to show the first signs of Alzheimer’s in order to create an alibi and avenge the violence her daughter suffered at the age of sixteen.
In both cases, old age is not weakness but cover; memory loss becomes strategy; being underestimated turns into power. These are stories about revenge, certainly, but above all about memory, responsibility, and a system that too often lets things slide, forcing someone to get their hands dirty on behalf of everyone else.
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I just watched the trailer, and I’m hooked—I really love this kind of dark noir, vigilante-style 'dark justice' story. I know I’ve seen the lead actress somewhere before, but I can't quite place her.
There are so many brilliant veteran actors in Korea that I love to watch; some of them can look so 'brutish' and tough, yet they play the 'good guy' roles so convincingly.
I looked her up on Wiki and realized she’s 63, and she looks so cool! I wanna grow old like that too. 😎
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hye-young_(actress,_born_1962)
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It's justice! I love it too and in my next life I will be hit too since actually that's what she is although she is her own boss.
Tough indeed, I wouldn't call her brutish and the same counts for many other actors in this type of films and series. They clearly show their feelings which is vulnerability as well.
Of course we grow old like this!
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She's definitely not brutish; she doesn't have that kind of vibe. But she is an amazing actress. Usually, I find myself loving the performances of the supporting actors in most shows more than the main characters. Many shows have specific criteria for the main cast since they are the 'front page'—they have to be younger and good-looking. It’s nice to have these realistic shows that use a 'real face' for a story.
I agree with you. This is way more realistic and for sure women like these exist.
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I like action movies , the truth is what unites, love sometimes does the opposite.
Fish for shorts and action movie do you like this one for didn't watch you it yet. In this case love unites, love for the same goal - justice no matter how much it costs.
The issues here are because of greed (no love in this case) and a forgotten promise (also not strange once you get older and have a disease besides of all those times she has been beaten up during her life. For sure it damaged her.
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You like this kind of movie.
Gloomy.
Have a nice day.
Yes! And I like justice and have a huge respect for those who not afraid to get their hands dirty while saving others.
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