Oldboy

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Oldboy is a critically acclaimed 2003 South Korean neo-noir thriller directed by Park Chan-wook, renowned for its brutal revenge story, stylish direction, and major influence on global cinema.

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instanceOf South Korean film
film
awardReceived Best Actor at the 2004 Blue Dragon Film Awards
Best Director at the 2004 Blue Dragon Film Awards
Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) NERFINISHED
basedOn Old Boy (manga) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkType Japanese manga
castMember Choi Min-sik NERFINISHED
Ji Dae-han NERFINISHED
Kang Hye-jung NERFINISHED
Kim Byung-ok NERFINISHED
Oh Dal-su NERFINISHED
Yoo Ji-tae NERFINISHED
Yoon Jin-seo NERFINISHED
censorshipIssues noted for extreme violence
cinematographer Chung Chung-hoon NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin South Korea NERFINISHED
countryOfRelease South Korea NERFINISHED
criticalRanking frequently listed among the greatest films of the 2000s
criticalReception critically acclaimed
cultStatus cult classic
director Park Chan-wook NERFINISHED
distributor Show East NERFINISHED
editor Kim Jae-bum NERFINISHED
Kim Sang-bum NERFINISHED
filmFestivalAward Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
filmFestivalSelection Official selection of the 2004 Cannes Film Festival
followedBy Lady Vengeance NERFINISHED
genre action
mystery
neo-noir
psychological thriller
thriller
hasRemake Oldboy (2013 film) NERFINISHED
influenceOn global cinema
leadActor Choi Min-sik NERFINISHED
Kang Hye-jung NERFINISHED
Yoo Ji-tae NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Lee Woo-jin NERFINISHED
Mi-do NERFINISHED
Oh Dae-su NERFINISHED
mpaaRatingUS R
musicComposer Cho Young-wuk NERFINISHED
narrativeLocation Seoul NERFINISHED
notableScene single-take corridor hammer fight
originalLanguage Korean
partOf The Vengeance Trilogy NERFINISHED
plotSummary A man is imprisoned in a private cell for 15 years without knowing his captor or the reason, then released and given five days to find out why.
posterTagline 15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance
precededBy Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance NERFINISHED
producer Kim Dong-ho NERFINISHED
Kim Dong-joo NERFINISHED
productionCompany Show East NERFINISHED
releaseDate 2003-11-21
releaseYear 2003
remadeAs Oldboy (2013 American remake) NERFINISHED
runtimeMinutes 120
screenwriter Hwang Jo-yoon NERFINISHED
Im Joon-hyung NERFINISHED
Park Chan-wook NERFINISHED
setInPeriod early 2000s
theme guilt
identity
incest
memory
revenge
violenceLevel graphic

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Sean Bobbitt notableWork Oldboy
this entity surface form: Oldboy (2013 film)
Sean Bobbitt workedOn Oldboy
this entity surface form: Oldboy (2013 film)
Park Chan-wook notableWork Oldboy
Park Chan-wook directed Oldboy