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A man is inexplicably kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years and his wife is brutally murdered. On his release, he is given a wallet full of money and a mobile phone. A stranger calls and asks him to try and figure out why he was imprisoned. A girl appears and promises to help him solve the enigma and seek revenge for his cruel .. Read more
| Starring | Kang Hye-jeong |
|---|---|
| Director | Chan-wook Park, Park Chan-Wook |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller, World Cinema |
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A man is inexplicably kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years and his wife is brutally murdered. On his release, he is given a wallet full of money and a mobile phone. A stranger calls and asks him to try and figure out why he was imprisoned. A girl appears and promises to help him solve the enigma and seek revenge for his cruel fate. A tense film of cat and mouse chase. Winner of the London Independent Film Awards 2004 and Winner of the Grand Prix in Cannes 2004.
| Starring | Kang Hye-jeong |
|---|---|
| Director | Chan-wook Park, Park Chan-Wook |
| Studio | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 55 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 55 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 59 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Korean Blu-ray: Korean LOVEFiLM Instant: Korean |
| Subtitles | DVD: English Blu-ray: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 2003 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 17 Feb 2010 To Rent: DVD: 28 Feb 2005 Blu-ray: 22 Oct 2007 |
| Watch now | Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe. |
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Blew me away
I heard about this film out of the blue by listening to Mark Kermode talk about it. After that a few other people talked about it and one of the main praises ... read more »
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Coldly superb
There aren't words to describe this film; subtle, intelligent, coldly brilliant might do it a little justice. It's a vengeance movie par excellence, and... read more »
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Subtitles confuse the easily confused
@ a customer from devon. Your from devon, you should come with subtitles. So stop complaining about them.
Will never look at DIY the same way again.
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Must see, total 5 star
After reading other peoples low ranking reviews I felt I needed to comment. Old Boy is without doubt one of the best films Ive ever seen.
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