NO OTHER CHOICE (DC Labor FilmFest)
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Based on Donald E. Westlake’s novel “The Ax,” the latest film from South Korean master Park Chan-wook is a biting dark satire about Man-su (Lee Byung-hun), a man abruptly laid off from the paper company he loyally served for 25 years. Desperate for a new job, Man-su embarks on a ruthless plan to eliminate his competition — permanently. An incisive critique of modern workplace dynamics, the relentless pursuit of domestic comfort and the perils of late-stage capitalism that echoes fellow South Korean auteur Bong Joon Ho’s PARASITE, NO OTHER CHOICE is a thrilling, violent and wildly entertaining film from a filmmaker in peak command of his craft.
DIR/SCR/PROD Park Chan-wook; SCR Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Lee Ja-hye, from the novel “The Ax” by Donald E. Westlake; PROD Back Jisun, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Alexandre Gavras. South Korea, 2025, color, 139 min. In Korean with English subtitles. RATED R