No Other Choice
Eojjeolsuga eobsda
Country:
South Korea
Year:
2025
Running time:
149 min.
Genre:
Director:
Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden, Oldboy)
Cast:
Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game, The Magnificent Seven), Son Ye-jin (The Truth Beneath)
Language:
Korean, English
— The South Korean submission for the 2026 Academy Awards' Best International Feature category
— Official Selection, Venice International Film Festival, 2025
— Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival, 2025
Devoted family man and veteran paper mill manager You Man-su spirals after being laid off and discarded by a ruthless job market. Humiliated by failed interviews and mocked by corporate gatekeepers, he resolves to claw back dignity by any means necessary – a decision that sends him down a path of violence where there’s no turning back.
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