Oldboy (2003)
Directed by Park Chan-wook · Cinematography by Chung Chung-hoon
R120 min55 frames
DramaThrillerMysteryAction
15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance.
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With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
Oldboy (Korean: 올드보이) is a 2003 South Korean action thriller film directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook. A loose adaptation of the Japanese manga Old Boy by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi, the film follows Oh Dae-su, who is imprisoned for 15 years without knowing the identity of his captor or his captor's motives. When he is released, Dae-su finds himself trapped in a web of conspiracy and violence as he seeks revenge against his captor and falls in love with a young sushi chef, Mi-do.
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Sampled across 55 frames, the coverage of Oldboy leans on close-ups (40% of the sample) and wide compositions (27%). Cinematographer Chung Chung-hoon keeps 53% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 58% of the frames.
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