Oldboy

Oldboy

2003 · 120 min · KO · R · 8.2 (9,889 votes)
Dir. Park Chan-wook · Starring Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung, Kim Byeong-ok, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su · Music Choi Seung-hyun

15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance.

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With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

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Oldboy is a visceral, propulsive descent into a labyrinth of rage and despair. It feels like a relentless, brutal punch to the gut, drenched in a dark, stylized aesthetic. The experience is shocking and nihilistic, exploring the devastating consequences of vengeance and the erosion of identity, leaving a lingering sense of tragic inevitability.

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