Park Chan-wook's darkly funny, bloody, and bleak capitalist satire follows a man who will make sure he gets a job... at any costs.
Based on Donald E. Westlake's novel The Ax, No Other Choice follows family man Man-su on his desperate hunt for a new job after his abrupt layoff from the paper company he served for 25 years. [139 min; comedy, crime, drama; Korean with English subtitles]
"A caustic portrait of the rat race as legitimately killer, and another feather in the cap of one of world cinema’s true maestros." — Nick Schager, The Daily Beast
"Delectable dark comedy… the latest exhibit in the mounting body of evidence suggesting Park Chan-wook may be the most elegant filmmaker alive." — Jessica Kiang, Variety
"[No Other Choice] is a polished, brilliantly crafted work of art that uses the medium of film to its full potential... Park Chan-wook has once again crafted a stunningly energetic and endlessly creative film that delights the mind and the eyes." — Cody Dericks, Next Best Picture
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