NO OTHER CHOICE
(EOJJEOLSUGA EOBSDA)
Korean master Park Chan-wook (DECISION TO LEAVE, CIFF 2022; OLDBOY, CIFF 2022; THE HANDMAIDEN, CIFF 2016) returns to the festival with this incisive, darkly comedic satire about a newly unemployed man who hatches a devilish scheme to make sure he secures a new job. Adapted from the novel by Donald E. Westlake (POINT BLANK), and co-written by Park and Canada’s own Don McKellar, NO OTHER CHOICE is a ruthless takedown of corporate politics and the relentless culture of status-seeking.
Man-soo (Lee Byung-hun, SQUID GAME) had it all: a loving wife, two happy children, and the dream home he bought in the forested neighborhood where he grew up. Then, after 25 loyal years at the Solar Paper Company, he’s given the axe. Desperately behind on his mortgage, he’ll do anything to get a new job.
Countries
Republic of Korea (South Korea)- Festivals
- Toronto International Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival
- Director
- Park Chan-wook
- Producer
- Park Chan-wook, Back Jisun, Michèle Ray Gavras, Alexandre Gavras
- Screenwriter
- Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, Jahye Lee
- Cinematographer
- Kim Woo-hyung
- Editor
- Kim Sang-beom, Kim Ho-bin
- Music
- Cho Young-wuk
- Cast
- Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-Min, Yeom Hye-ran, Cha Seung-won