- DIR. PARK CHAN-WOOK
- CAST. CHOI MIN-SIK, YOO JI-TAE, KANG HYE-JUNG
- YEAR. 2003
- COUNTRY. SOUTH KOREA
- RUN-TIME.118 MINS
- RATING. 18
Tickets £6.00 (£4.50 conc.)
Doors - 7.45pm
Film - 8.15pm
A man is mysteriously imprisoned for 15 years with only a TV for company. On his release, his captor proposes a game: if the man discovers the reason for his imprisonment, his captor will kill himself. An unforgettable cult classic, Oldboy won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
Also showing as part of this season: A Tale of Two Sisters, Save the Green Planet, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, Woman is the Future of Man, The Host
“OldBoy recalls Fincher in its CG-assisted flourishes and doomy themes, and Tarantino with its sharp-suited, stylised bloodletting. But it’s unlikely either of those guys would ever be allowed to push it as far as Park has with this”
“Cinema that holds an edge of cold steel against your throat”
“Wild, intensely cinematic ride into two men’s burning desire to get even”