It wouldn’t be wrong to describe the new K-action thriller Kill Boksoon as a kind of Kill Bill meets John Wick, although the South Korean production has its own unique twist. With this story of a single mother trying to leave behind her profession as a contract killer only to find herself hunted down by an assassin organisation, director Byun Sung-hyun fuses East and West in a stylised and fast-paced action film.
The premise centres on Gil Boksoon — played by veteran Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon, winner of the best actress award at Cannes in 2007 — who leads a double life as she’s both mother of a teenage daughter and a legendary assassin at top-tier killing agency MK Ent. Despite the fierce nature of her profession, she struggles at keeping her troublesome daughter Jae-young (Kim Si-a) in line, who knows nothing of her mother’s work. So when it’s time to renew her employment agreement with the agency, Boksoon refuses to accept her next mission. A bloody battle ensues.
