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Oldboy
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R,1hr 58min
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2004
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Tartan Video
Synopsis: South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook directed this violent and offbeat story of punishment and vengeance. Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is a husband and father whose reputation for womanizing is well known. One day, for reasons he doesn't understand, Oh Dae-su finds himself locked up in a prison cell, with no idea of what his crime was or whom his jailers may be. With a small television as his only link to the outside world and a daily ration of fried dumplings as his only sustenance, Oh Dae-su struggles ... Full Synopsis
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A harrowing, labyrinthine revenge epic that will keep viewers guessing right up to its shocking denouement, director Park Chan-wook's masterful tale of lost time and dark secrets achieves the rare feat of eliciting sympathy from the viewer before dropping in a devastating twist that is as plausible as it is affecting. As we first meet the character of Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), the drunken husband and ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Oh Dae-Su
Lee Woo-Jin
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Milo Ventimiglia in the Cinemash of "Oldboy" (James Gooding)
Milo Ventimiglia in the Cinemash of "Oldboy" (James Gooding)
Milo Ventimiglia in the Cinemash of "Oldboy" (James Gooding)
Milo Ventimiglia in the Cinemash of "Oldboy" (James Gooding)
Director Kashy Khaledi and Milo Ventimiglia on the set of the Cinemash of "Oldboy" (James Gooding)
Milo Ventimiglia on the set of the Cinemash of "Oldboy" (James Gooding)
Milo Ventimiglia in the Cinemash of "Oldboy" (James Gooding)
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