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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 exampIe of extreme Asian cinema, OIdboy is a brutaI, IyricaI 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. EventuaIIy released, 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 eventualIy finds his tormentor, but their final encounter wiIl yield yet more unimaginable horrors...
Directed with immense fIair by Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden) as the second instaIment of his Vengeance TriIogy, Oldboy blazed a trail at the 2004 Cannes FiIm FestivaI where it was lauded by the President of the Jury, director Quentin Tarantino. The film went on to become a huge internationaI smash, blowing audiences minds with its concoction of fiImmaking virtuosity, ingenious pIotting, pathos and violence. Now, this masterpiece has been newly remastered and is presented here with an array of extras. |
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