The Villainess
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| Hangul | 악녀 |
| Hanja | 惡女 |
| Revised Romanization | Aknyeo |
| Directed by | Jung Byung-gil |
| Written by | Jung Byung-gil Jung Byeong-sik |
| Produced by | Moon Young-hwa |
| Starring | Kim Ok-vin Shin Ha-kyun Sung Joon Kim Seo-hyung Jo Eun-ji |
| Cinematography | Park Jung-hoon |
| Edited by | Heo Sun-mi |
| Music by | Koo Ja-wan |
Production company | Independent Filmmakers Group BFG |
| Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$8.8 million |
The Villainess (Korean: 악녀, romanized: Ak Nyeo) is a 2017 South Korean action thriller film directed by Jung Byung-gil, starring Kim Ok-vin. The film had its world premiere at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in May 2017.
According to Jung, the movie was inspired by La Femme Nikita by Luc Besson, which he had seen at the age of 10. This is the third time stars Kim Ok-vin and Shin Ha-kyun have worked together, following Thirst from 2009 and The Front Line from 2011.