

At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.
Acting
Jeon Do-yeon's duality: ice-cold killer, volcanic mom.
Direction
Byun's kitchen fight scene belongs in the hall of fame.
Costume
Bok-soon's power suits are character development.

Director
Byun Sung-hyun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jeon Do-yeon trained in Filipino martial arts (arnis) for four months; the kitchen fight was shot in a single continuous take that required 17 attempts.
The film's corporate assassin guild satirizes South Korea's brutal work culture, where 'retirement' means death—literalized here. Byun has cited Parasite and John Wick as tonal touchstones.