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Park Chan-wook, master of black comedy, returns to Venice

Park Chan-wook's thriller black comedy, adapted from Donald E. Westlake's novel, took 20 years to develop and features Lee Byung-hun as a desperate job seeker.

  • Park Chan-wook, a South Korean director, returns to competition at the Venice Film Festival this evening with his thriller No Other Choice.
  • He developed No Other Choice over 20 years, adapting it from Donald E. Westlake's 1997 novel The Ax amid funding delays.
  • The film stars Lee Byung-hun as Man-su, a veteran paper company employee who, after sudden dismissal, struggles to protect his family and livelihood.
  • Park emphasized that understanding human nature requires acknowledging the shadowy aspects of a person's character and carefully exploring their true being.
  • This marks Park's first Venice feature in about 20 years since Lady Vengeance in 2005, underscoring his ongoing influence in Korean and international cinema.
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At the Venice Film Festival, the premiere of a new film by the creator of Oldboy, Korean director Park Chang Wook. The "Exemption Method" is a story about dismissal that is as dramatic as divorce or the news of a severe illness. The main hero is struggling to make a big difference in his life and decides to kill those who compete with him in interviews. Meduza's film critic Anton Dolin talks about a black comedy that is quite worthy of standing …

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Park Chan-wook, master of black comedy, returns to Venice

It took 20 years for South Korean director Park Chan-wook to return to the Venice Film Festival but the veteran cineaste has hardly been idle in the interim.

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