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No Other Choice
***WINNER – International People's Choice Award for Best Film – 2025 Toronto International Film Festival
***NOMINEE – Golden Lion for Best Film – 2025 Venice Film Festival
Park Chan-wook (DECISION TO LEAVE, OLDBOY) returns with a razor-sharp, darkly comic thriller adapted from Donald E. Westlake’s novel, The Ax. Lee Byung-hun (I SAW THE DEVIL) stars as Man-soo, a model employee whose life unravels when he’s abruptly laid off after 25 years. Facing mounting debts and a vanishing sense of dignity, he sets his sights on a coveted job at a rival company, only to discover the competition is fierce. His solution? Eliminate the rivals, one by one. Co-written by Park and Don McKellar, NO OTHER CHOICE is a stylish, merciless satire of ambition, corporate cruelty, and the murderous lengths we’ll go to stay on top.
2025, 139 Minutes, South Korea, In Korean with English Subtitles, Directed by Park Chan-wook
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"The latest exhibit in the mounting body of evidence suggesting Park Chan-wook may be the most elegant filmmaker alive."
– Jessica Kiang, VARIETY -
"No Other Choice parades a ravishing visual aesthetic, through brightly coloured production design, vivid cinematography & intricately layered editing, all of which serve to underscore the escalating absurdity of this increasingly frantic comedy of errors."
– James Marsh, SCREENANARCHY -
"No one on Earth can match Park’s signature ability to make characters more endearing as they stumble toward the void."
– David Ehrlich, INDIEWIRE -
"No Other Choice once again proves that Park Chan-wook is a master storyteller who can subvert any expectations effortlessly"
– Shaurya Chawla, INSESSION FILM -
"Park has once again made one of the most visually captivating films of the year."
– Brain Tallerico, ROGEREBERT.COM
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