Beautifully lyrical, brutally violent, and wholly cinematic, director Park Chan-wook's neo-noir masterpiece, Oldboy, returns to cinemas with a brand new 4K restoration for a limited time only!
An ordinary man, Oh Dae-Su (deftly played with thespian-like depth by Choi Min-sik), is kidnapped and imprisoned in a shabby cell for 15 years without explanation. He then is released, equipped with money, a cellphone and expensive clothes. As he strives to explain his imprisonment and get his revenge, Oh Dae-Su soon finds out that his kidnapper has a greater plan for him and is set onto a path of pain and suffering in an attempt to uncover the motive of his mysterious tormentor.
The Grand Prix winner at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, Oldboy has since gone on to become cult cinema royalty that's inspired generations of filmmakers from around the world.
"Hailed as one of the top ten movies in the history of Asian cinema"
- CULTURAL CONVERSATION
"A delirious, confronting ride"
- THE AGE
"A modern revenge masterpiece"
- FLICKERING MYTH
Thursday 28th July
120 min
R18+
Choi Min-Sik, Yoo Ji-Tae, Kang Hye-jeong
Park Chan-wook
Thriller
Korean with English subtitles
The Astor Theatre, The Kino, Palace Central, Palace James St, Palace Electric Cinema
