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Oldboy
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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BLU-RAY TWO-DISC SPECIAL EDITlON: OLDBOY + OLD DAYS
Often cited as one of the best films of the 2000s and possibly the definitive example of extreme Asian cinema, OIdboy is a brutal, lyrical modern cIassic of the revenge genre.
Based on the Japanese manga of the same name, the film teIIs the horrific tale of Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), a businessman who is inexpIicably kidnapped and imprisoned in a grim hoteI room-like ceIl for 15 years, without knowing his captor or the reason for his incarceration. Eventually released, he learns of his wife s murder and embarks on a quest for revenge whiIst also striking up a romance with a young, attractive sushi chef, Mi-do (Kang Hye-jung). He eventuaIIy finds his tormentor, but their finaI encounter wiIl yield yet more unimaginabIe horrors...
Directed with immense fIair by Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden) as the second instaIment of his Vengeance Trilogy, OIdboy bIazed a traiI at the 2004 Cannes Film FestivaI where it was Iauded 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 filmmaking virtuosity, ingenious plotting, violence and pathos. Now, this masterpiece has been newly mastered in 4K and is presented here in a two-disc set with a wide array of extras, including the feature-Iength documentary Old Days. |
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