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Oldboy is a 2003 South Korean drama, thriller, mystery, and action film directed by Park Chan-wook. The cast includes Choi Min-sik, Yu Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung, and Yoon Jin-seo. The movie is part of The Vengeance Trilogy and is based on the work Old Boy. Its main subjects include suicide, revenge, incest, and solitude. The narrative is set in South Korea, with filming locations in New Zealand and Seoul.
The film has a runtime of 120 minutes and was originally in Korean. It was produced by Kim Dong-ju, with music by Jo Yeong-wook and cinematography by Chung Chung-Hoon. Kim Sang-bum served as the film editor. The production companies involved were Show East, Egg Film, and Cineclick Asia. The film was distributed by Medusa Film and is available via video on demand.
Oldboy received the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix and was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Non-European Film. It has a vote average of 8.239 and an IMDb rating of 8.3. The budget was 3,000,000, and the revenue reached 17,500,000. Derivative works include Zinda and Oldboy. Keywords associated with the film include daughter, martial arts, rage and hate, hostility, and transformation.
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Film · TMDB
8.2With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
Cast
- Choi Min-sik as Oh Dae-su
- Yoo Ji-tae as Lee Woo-jin
- Kang Hye-jung as Mi-do
- Kim Byeong-ok as Mr. Han
- Ji Dae-han as No Joo-hwan
- Oh Dal-su as Park Cheol-woong
Themes
- daughter
- martial arts
- rage and hate
- hostility
- transformation
- imprisonment
- dark comedy
- hypnosis
- sushi restaurant
- notebook
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Korean
- Series
- The Vengeance Trilogy
- Based on
- Old Boy
- Director
- Park Chan-wook
- Cast member
- Yoon Jin-seo
- Composer
- Jo Yeong-wook
- Producer
- Kim Dong-ju
- Cinematographer
- Chung Chung-Hoon
- Narrative location
- South Korea
- Filming location
- Seoul
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 262430
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- title
- 올드보이
- publication date
- 2003-00-00
- film editor
- Kim Sang-bum
- derivative work
- Oldboy
- distributed by
- Medusa Film
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 4.4/5
- capital cost
- 3000000
- box office
- 1882334
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Article · Nederlands
Oldboy (Hangul: 올드보이, Oldeuboi) is een Zuid-Koreaanse film uit 2003 onder regie van Chan-wook Park. Het verhaal is gebaseerd op dat uit een gelijknamige Japanse manga. Oldboy is het tweede deel in Parks 'Vengeance-trilogie'. Hierin wordt de film voorafgegaan door Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance en gevolgd door Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. Oldboy won meer dan vijftien filmprijzen, waaronder een British Independent Film Award voor beste buitenlandse film, de juryprijs op het Filmfestival van Cannes en een Golden Trailer Award voor beste buitenlandse actie-thriller. In november 2013 verscheen er een Amerikaanse remake van de film, eveneens genaamd Oldboy.
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