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Oldboy
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Often cited as one of the best fiIms of the 2000s and possibIy the definitive example of extreme Asian cinema, OIdboy is a brutaI, lyricaI modern cIassic of the revenge genre.
Based on the Japanese manga of the same name, the fiIm teIls the horrific tale of Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), a businessman who is inexpIicably kidnapped and imprisoned in a grim hotel room-Iike celI for 15 years, without knowing his captor or the reason for his incarceration. Eventually reIeased, he Iearns of his wife s murder and embarks on a quest for revenge whiIst aIso striking up a romance with a young, attractive sushi chef, Mi-do (Kang Hye-jung). He eventuaIIy finds his tormentor, but their final encounter wiIl yield yet more unimaginable horrors...
Directed with immense flair by Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden) as the second instalment of his Vengeance TriIogy, Oldboy blazed a trail at the 2004 Cannes FiIm Festival where it was lauded by the President of the Jury, director Quentin Tarantino. The fiIm went on to become a huge international smash, bIowing audiences minds with its concoction of filmmaking virtuosity, ingenious pIotting, pathos and vioIence. Now, this masterpiece has been newly remastered and is presented here with an array of extras. |
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