Old Boy |
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cert 18, 120 minutes. £ 4.50 £4.00 (conc) director: Chan-wook Park with Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yoo, Hye-jung Gang |
Fri 21, Sun 23, Tues 25, Thur 27 January 8.30pm Sat 22, Mon 24, Wed 26 January 6pm Grabbing the headlines and screened to considerable acclaim in Cannes this year, Oldboy is a harrowing and violent story of punishment and vengeance that is most definitely not for the squeamish. For reasons he doesn't understand, Oh Dae-su (Mi-sik) is kidnapped and wakes to find himself in a private prison. With a small TV as his only link to the outside world, he struggles to keep his mind and body intact by attempting to dig an escape tunnel with a pair of chopsticks. For fifteen years he is incarcerated with no logical explanation until one day the door simply opens and he is free, desperate for an explanation and revenge on whoever has destroyed his life. Park cements his reputation as one of the most exciting and talented contemporary Asian filmmakers with every frame beautifully composed and rich with reflections of the characters twisted psyches. Intelligent and frightening. |
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