Oldboy
- Original title
- Oldeuboi
- Year
- 2003
- Running time
- 120 min.
- Country
South Korea
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Choi Min-sik
- Yoo Ji-tae
- Kang Hye-jung
- Ji Dae-han
- Oh Dal-su
- Kim Byung-ok
- Lee Seung-shin
- Yoon Jin-seo
- Oh Tae-kyung
- Yoo Yeon-seok
- Lee Mi-mi
- Lee Dae-yeon
- Oh Kwang-rok
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- 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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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2004: Cannes Film Festival: Jury Prize2004: Sitges Fantastic Film Festival: Best Movie2004: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): Best International Independent Film2005: Nominated for Critics' Choice Awards: Best Foreign Language Film2005: Chicago Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film2003: Blue Dragon Film Awards (South Korea): 3 awards. 4 nominations
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