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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, 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. 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 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 Trilogy, OIdboy bIazed 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 international smash, bIowing 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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