“A lurid, complex, introspective beast, enacting astonishing cruelty on its protagonist like a slow-acting poison.”
—Little White Lies
“As always with Park Chan-wook, you just hold on and let him rip.”
—Rolling Stone
“A movie of such jaw-dropping violence, wild improbability, and dazzling style it overpowers all resistance.”
—The Chicago Tribune
Drugged and held captive for fifteen years without understanding why, a man (Choi Min-sik) lives for revenge when he is finally freed. But that’s only the beginning. Winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and one of the cinematic landmarks so far of this century.