Oldboy
2003 film directed by Park Chan-wook
Oldboy is a 2003 movie by Park chan-wook. This movie is based on the 1997 Japanese comic book. It is a mystery action movie about the contest of Oh Dae-su who was confined in private jail for 15 years (even he does not know why he was caged) and Lee woo-jin who confined Oh because of revenge. This movie deals especially and in detail with human hatred and revenge, and uses nice visual techniques to deal with sensational material.
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Directed by | Park Chan-wook |
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Produced by | Lim Seung-yong |
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Cinematography | Chung Chung-hoon |
Edited by | Kim Sang-bum |
Music by | Cho Young-wuk |
Production company | Show East |
Distributed by | Show East |
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Running time | 120 minutes[1] |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | $3 million[2] |
Box office | $15 million[3] |
The movie was nominated for many international movie festivals. It won 31 awards including Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004.
References
change- ↑ "Oldboy". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ "Oldboy (2003) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ "Oldboy (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 May 2008.