A quest for truth, revenge and redemption, in one of the most iconic films in South Korean cinema.
This film classic will be preceded by an introduction.
Genre: thriller, war action, drama
Language: Korean subtitles: English
Length: 2 hrs.
Fifteen years of imprisonment. No explanation. No contact with the outside world. Just a television as a window to what he is missing. And then – without warning nor reason,Oh Dae-Su is released. What follows is a gripping race against time as Dae-su hunts for answers—and his captor. He has five days to solve the twisted puzzle of his own imprisonment.
With the Korean crime thriller Oldboy - which Quentin Tarantino has famously called one of his favorite films - director Park Chan-wook set out to explore a different kind of revenge than his 2002 film, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance. Oldboy focuses on the purging, cathartic effect of revenge. According to Park Chan-wook, we live in a world of anger—an anger that often has no outlet. As long as a society fails to resolve its hostility and hatred in other ways, revenge will remain a powerful form of expression.
And remember……..revenge is a dish best served cold.
This film will be preceded by an introduction by film teacher Twan Arts.
Awards
Winner of the Grand Prix and nominee for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Reviews
“Oldboy is a powerful film not because of what it depicts, but because of the depths of the human heart which it strips bare.” Chicago Sun-Times
“It's a movie that you feel you're not so much watching on screen as having beamed directly into your skull from some malign, alien planet of horror.” The Guardian
“A wild, intensely cinematic ride into two men's burning desire to get even.” Variety
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Ticket information
This film will be shown at Filmhuis De Zwarte Doos.
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Please be on time
The screening of the film begins promptly at 19:30 (with no pre-film advertisements), and the cinema hall will open at 19:10. We kindly request that you arrive at the ticket counter at least 10 minutes before the start of the film to ensure a smooth and timely experience for all.
The Studium Generale film program is created in collaboration with the Student Film Committee and Natlab.