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Oldboy

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7.8
72,462
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Original title
Oldeuboi
Year
Running time
120 min.
Country
South Korea South Korea
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Genre
Thriller. Mystery | Kidnapping Film / Disappearance. Revenge. Manga. Cult Movie. Live-Action
Movie Groups
Vengeance Trilogy
Synopsis
'Oldboy' features Choi Min-sik as a Korean businessman who is suddenly kidnapped and confined in a cell with only a television set. He makes various efforts to escape and even attempts to commit suicide, but all end up in failure. Dae-soo one day watches a news about his wife being murdered and he being wanted by the police. Feeling shocked and deeply grieved, Dae-soo begins to dig a hole in the room with a spoon to get his way out to revenge the lost of his wife on the real culprit.
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Awards
2004: Cannes Film Festival: Jury Prize
2004: Sitges Fantastic Film Festival: Best Movie
2004: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): Best International Independent Film
2005: Nominated for Critics' Choice Awards: Best Foreign Language Film
2005: Chicago Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
2003: Blue Dragon Film Awards (South Korea): 3 awards. 4 nominations
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User history
Oldboy
2003
Park Chan-wook
7.8
(72,462)
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