No Other Choice teaser: Park Chan-wooks Venice-premiering thriller drops first look

South Korean director Park Chan-wook’s new movie No Other Choice is about to make its world premiere on the 2025 Venice International Film Festival. Ahead of the debut, distributor Neon has unveiled the movie’s first teaser trailer, providing a glimpse of Park’s return to function filmmaking after Decision to Leave.

Starring Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin, the movie is an adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax, beforehand tailored by Costa-Gavras. The South Korean model has been lengthy in growth, with Park initially saying the venture in 2009. Co-written with Don McKellar, No Other Choice explores themes of unemployment and sophistication anxiousness, following Man-soo (Lee), a laid-off employee who hatches a drastic plan to remove his job competitors.

The teaser reveals Park’s signature visible types which have earned him worldwide acclaim with movies like Oldboy, The Handmaiden, and Stoker. The solid additionally consists of Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran, and Cha Seung-won.

Neon, which is dealing with U.S. distribution, is predicted to place No Other Choice for awards rivalry later this yr. The movie might mark Park’s first main breakthrough with the Academy. Despite excessive expectations, his earlier movie Decision to Leave missed out on an Oscar nomination, even after sturdy pageant reception.

Following its Venice premiere, No Other Choice will launch in South Korean theaters and later in different territories, together with North America. No actual launch date has been introduced but.