Park Chan-wook's New Film 'No Other Choice' Stars Lee Byung-hun as a Job-Hunting Serial Killer
Director Park Chan-wook's upcoming film 'No Other Choice' stars Lee Byung-hun as a man who hunts down his job rivals. Based on Donald Westlake's novel 'The Ax,' the film blends dark comedy with sharp social critique.
Director Park Chan-wook is set to helm his 12th feature film, No Other Choice, with superstar Lee Byung-hun cast in a darkly comedic lead role: a laid-off family man who decides to murder his competition to land a new job.
According to a report from The Verge, the film opens with Man-su (Lee Byung-hun) as a 'proud patriarch at the barbecue,' the picture of domestic stability. That ideal life quickly unravels after he is laid off from a paper company. Faced with a competitive job market, Man-su realizes, as the source puts it, that his 'best chance at getting hired for his next job is to knock off the three other qualified candidates.'
The film is an adaptation of Donald Westlake's acclaimed crime novel, The Ax. The Verge notes that the story offers 'mirth and pathos and deep social critique' alongside its murders, suggesting a tone that aligns perfectly with Park's signature style of blending brutal thrills with sharp social commentary.
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