Dae-Su is kidnapped and held captive for 15 years in a hotel room without any contact with the outside world. When he is suddenly released, he discovers he has been wrongfully accused of murdering his wife and embarks on an obsessive quest for revenge. Winner of the Grand Prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
Park Chan-wook
South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer. He majored in Philosophy at Sogang University and soon became a film critic and assistant director. He is one of the most popular and acclaimed filmmakers in the country, director of the international hits Oldboy (2003), Lady Vengeance (2005), Thirst (2009), and The Handmaiden (2016).