Festival No Other Choice Kyiv 2025-10-17 19:00:00

"Country: South Korea
Year: 2025
Language: Korean, English
Running time: 149 min.
Genre: Thriller, Comedy
Director: Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden, Oldboy)
Cast: Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game, The Magnificent Seven), Son Ye-jin (The Truth Beneath)

— 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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