No Other Choice

After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.

Cast

Lee Byung-hun

as Yoo Man-su

Son Ye-jin

as Lee Mi-ri

Park Hee-soon

as Choi Seon-chul

Lee Sung-min

as Gu Bum-mo

Yeom Hye-ran

as Lee A-ra

Cha Seung-won

as Ko Si-jo

Kim Woo-seung

as Yoo Si-won

Choi So-yul

as Yoo Ri-won

Oh Dal-su

as Detective #1

Lee Suk-hyeong

as Detective #2

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/no-other-choice-review/ "No Other Choice proves to be a fantastic piece of art with superb tonal control and dedicated performances that solidify Park Chan-wook's return to the style that defines him. It's a painfully entertaining analysis of a...

Brent Marchant

They say that “Imitation is the highest form of flattery,” and, arguably, that might be true – but only when the imitation works. When it doesn’t, the result is more of a pale wannabe clone, and that’s precisely the problem with this latest release from writer-director Park Chan-wook. This dark come...

CinemaSerf

Sadly for “Man-su” (Lee Byung-hun) being pulp man of the year doesn’t guarantee your future in the paper industry, and when modernisation costs him his job he has to find another one. With a house, his wife, two children and two dogs to keep he can’t be out of work for long, but he quickly realises ...

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