Netflix’s latest South Korean revenge thriller Ballerina combines stunning visuals and punchy music with good old South Korean violence to dish out a revenge thriller that knows how to play its cards well, no matter how few they are in number.
Ballerina follows the former private bodyguard, Ok-ju (Jun Jong-seo), who ends up on a path of revenge upon discovering that her best friend, Min-hee (Park Yu-rim), has committed suicide.
When she finds out about the role of a local gangster in her friend’s untimely death, she lets her lethal side take over and sets out to seek vengeance in a rather bloody fashion.
At the end of Ballerina, Ok-ju avenges the death of Min-hee by burning Choi Pro (Kim Ji-hoon) alive using a flamethrower, making an action style-statement even before dropping the curtains in the final moments.
But it’s what follows the barbecue in the climax that evokes the most excitement.
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