Oldboy
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Oldboy

2003 · Park Chan-wook

A man is imprisoned for 15 years without explanation, then released and given five days to discover why. Park Chan-wook's brutal, iconic revenge thriller.

Film overview

A man is imprisoned for 15 years without explanation, then released and given five days to discover why. Park Chan-wook's brutal, iconic revenge thriller.

Director

Director of Oldboy, The Handmaiden, and Decision to Leave. Master of psychological thrillers and visually striking cinema.

Notable facts

Won the Grand Prix at Cannes Seoul locations include nightlife districts and modernist architecture

Notable facts

  • Won the Grand Prix at Cannes
  • Seoul locations include nightlife districts and modernist architecture

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