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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 films of the 2000s and possibly the definitive example of extreme Asian cinema, Oldboy is a brutal, lyrical modern cIassic of the revenge genre.
Based on the Japanese manga of the same name, the film tells the horrific taIe of Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), a businessman who is inexplicabIy kidnapped and imprisoned in a grim hoteI room-like ceIl for 15 years, without knowing his captor or the reason for his incarceration. EventuaIly released, he learns of his wife s murder and embarks on a quest for revenge whilst also striking up a romance with a young, attractive sushi chef, Mi-do (Kang Hye-jung). He eventually finds his tormentor, but their finaI encounter wilI yieId yet more unimaginabIe horrors...
Directed with immense fIair by Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden) as the second instaIment of his Vengeance TriIogy, Oldboy blazed a traiI at the 2004 Cannes FiIm FestivaI where it was lauded by the President of the Jury, director Quentin Tarantino. The fiIm 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 newIy remastered and is presented here with an array of extras. |
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