The Old Woman with the Knife (2025) Storyline #film #storyline #filmplot Title: The Old Woman with the Knife Other Titles / Original Title: 파과 (Paguwa) Release Year: 2025 (Premiered February 20, 2025, at the Berlin International Film Festival, Digital/Physical Release November 25, 2025) Director: Min Kyu-dong Screenwriter: Min Kyu-dong (based on the novel by Gu Byeong-mo) Production: Well Go USA Entertainment, a related South Korean company (main producer: not specifically identified in the primary source) Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime Running Time: 122 minutes (2 hours 2 minutes) Rating: 92% on Apple TV, IMDb around 7.0/10 based on early reviews The Old Woman with the Knife (2025) Synopsis: In 1975, Hornclaw, an orphaned street child, is adopted by a diner owner and works as a maid. A drunken US soldier attempts to rape her, but she kills him in self-defense using a kitchen knife. The owner's husband, Ji-wo (a professional killer from a secret pest control organization), covers up the crime and trains her as an assassin under the code name Nail. The Old Woman with the Knife 2025 Cast: Lee Hye-young as Hornclaw / Nail (a legendary veteran killer). Kim Sung-cheol as Bullfight (a young colleague with a past grudge). Kim Mu-yeol as Ji-wo (Hornclaw's mentor, diner owner/professional killer). Supporting Cast: Yeom Hye-ran as Ji-wo's wife (victimized in a family tragedy). Park Sung-woong as the leader of the pest control organization (a corrupt boss). Lee Hee-joon as Hornclaw's partner (a young provocateur). Jang Yeong-nam as the pregnant woman in the train scene (indirect victim). Specific unnamed actors: US soldier, man spitting on the train, Ji-wo's son, stunt performers for the poisoned hairpin and fight scenes.