South Korea,
2003, 120 min
Directed by:
Chan-wook ParkCinematography:
Chung-hoon ChungComposer:
Young-wook ChoCast:
Min-shik Choi, Ji-tae Yoo, Hye-jung Kang, Dal-su Oh, Byung-ok Kim, Seung-shin Lee, Yeon-seok Yoo, Jin-seo Yoon, Kwang-rok Oh, Soo-hyun Kim, Myeong-shin Park (more)Plots(1)
Oh Dae-su is an ordinary Seoul businessman with a wife and little daughter who, after a drunken night on the town, is abducted and locked up in a strange, private prison. No one will tell him why hes there and who his jailer is and his fury builds to a single-minded focus of revenge. 15 years later, he is unexpectedly freed, given a new suit, a cell-phone and 5 days to discover the mysterious enemy who had him imprisoned. Seeking vengeance on all those involved, he soon finds that his enemys tortures are just beginning. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2004 - Best Foreign Independent
European Film Awards
- 2004 - Chan-wook Park (Screen International Award)
Hong Kong Film Awards
- 2005 - Best Film of Mainland and Taiwan
Critics Choice Awards
- 2006 - Best Foreign Language Film
The Saturn Awards
- 2011 - Best DVD Movie Collection
- 2007 - Best DVD Special Edition Release
- 2006 - Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
Cannes Film Festival
- 2004 - Chan-wook Park (Grand Prize)
- 2004 - Chan-wook Park (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
Sitges Film Festival
- 2004 - Chan-wook Park (Best Feature Length Film)
- 2004 - Chan-wook Park (José Luis Guarner Critic's Award)