Oldboy

A delirious, confronting ride... a lingering impact that is hard to shake. ” The Age (Australia)

TPH x Four Pillars: WILD WINTER NIGHTS.

Violent and definitely not for the squeamish, Park Chan-Wook’s visceral Oldboy is a strange, powerful tale of revenge.

Dae-Su is an obnoxious drunk bailed from the police station yet again by a friend. However, he’s abducted from the street and wakes up in a cell, where he remains for the next 15 years, drugged unconscious when human contact is unavoidable, otherwise with only the television as company. And then, suddenly released, he is invited to track down his jailor with a denouement that is simply stunning.

Rating
R18+
Duration
120 MINS

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