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No Other Choice

No Other Choice

Would you kill for a job?

20257.62h 19m

Overview

After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.

Directed by Park Chan-wook
Written by Donald E. Westlake, Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi
Produced by Park Chan-wook, Back Ji-sun, Michèle Ray-Gavras
Box OfficeBudget: $12.2MRevenue: $37.2M

Top Cast

Lee Byung-hun

Lee Byung-hun

Yoo Man-su

Son Ye-jin

Son Ye-jin

Lee Mi-ri

Park Hee-soon

Park Hee-soon

Choi Seon-chul

Lee Sung-min

Lee Sung-min

Gu Bum-mo

Yeom Hye-ran

Yeom Hye-ran

Lee A-ra

Cha Seung-won

Cha Seung-won

Ko Si-jo

Kim Woo-seung

Kim Woo-seung

Yoo Si-won

Choi So-yul

Choi So-yul

Yoo Ri-won

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

Detective #1

Lee Suk-hyeong

Lee Suk-hyeong

Detective #2

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookremakebluntunemploymentpaper industryunemployeddevoted family manhilariousdefianthorrifiedblack comedy

About No Other Choice

No Other Choice is a comedy, crime, thriller film released in 2025 exploring themes of based on novel or book, remake, blunt, unemployment, paper industry, unemployed. Directed by Park Chan-wook, it stars Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon. After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.

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