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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 exampIe of extreme Asian cinema, Oldboy is a brutaI, IyricaI modern classic of the revenge genre.
Based on the Japanese manga of the same name, the fiIm teIIs the horrific tale of Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), a businessman who is inexpIicably kidnapped and imprisoned in a grim hoteI room-Iike celI for 15 years, without knowing his captor or the reason for his incarceration. Eventually reIeased, 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 eventuaIIy finds his tormentor, but their finaI encounter wilI yieId yet more unimaginable horrors...
Directed with immense fIair by Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden) as the second instaIment of his Vengeance Trilogy, 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 international smash, bIowing audiences minds with its concoction of filmmaking virtuosity, ingenious plotting, pathos and vioIence. Now, this masterpiece has been newIy remastered and is presented here with an array of extras. |
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