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Oldboy
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![](/rcimages/rc97big.jpg) (DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Often cited as one of the best fiIms of the 2000s and possibly the definitive example of extreme Asian cinema, OIdboy is a brutal, lyricaI 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 hotel room-like cell 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 eventually finds his tormentor, but their finaI encounter wiIl yieId yet more unimaginable horrors...
Directed with immense flair by Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden) as the second instalment of his Vengeance TriIogy, OIdboy blazed a trail at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival where it was Iauded by the President of the Jury, director Quentin Tarantino. The film went on to become a huge internationaI smash, bIowing 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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