In a world in which many films can feel all too predictable and safe, there are few works that remain as bold as the 2003 film Oldboy.
Directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the type of uncompromising and evocative experience where any cinematic education is incomplete without it.
A meticulously detailed portrait of one man’s descent into a madness that will hit him like a train he can’t see coming until it is far too late to save himself, it is now getting a theatrical re-release with a new restored and remastered version for its 20th anniversary.
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