In 1988, businessman Oh Dae-su is arrested for public drunkenness, causing him to miss his daughter's fourth birthday. Vengeance (2002) and preceding Lady Vengeance (2005). As part of Park Chan-wook's The Vengeance Trilogy, it serves as the second installment, following Sympathy for Mr. The film's success also led to two adaptations: an unauthorized Hindi remake in 2006 and an official American adaptation in 2013. Oldboy is regarded as one of the best films ever made and has been included in numerous "best-of" lists by many publications. The film's action sequences, particularly the single shot corridor fight sequence, also received commendation for their impressive execution. In United States, film critic Roger Ebert stated that Oldboy is a "powerful film not because of what it depicts, but because of the depths of the human heart which it strips bare". Oldboy attained critical acclaim and accolades worldwide, including winning the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, where it garnered high praise from Quentin Tarantino, the president of the jury. His own quest for vengeance becomes tied in with romance when he falls in love with an attractive young sushi chef, Mi-do ( Kang Hye-jung). When he is finally released, Dae-su finds himself still trapped in a web of conspiracy and violence. A loose adaptation of the Japanese manga of the same name, the film follows the story of Oh Dae-su ( Choi Min-sik), who is imprisoned in a cell which resembles a hotel room for 15 years without knowing the identity of his captor nor his captor's motives. Oldboy ( Korean: 올드보이 RR: Oldeuboi MR: Oldŭboi) is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook.
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