No Other Choice trailer: Park Chan-wook turns capitalism right into a blood-soaked comedy of survival

Park Chan-wook is again and this time, unemployment is a killer. The acclaimed South Korean filmmaker behind Oldboy, The Handmaiden, and Decision to Leave has unveiled the primary trailer for his new movie, No Other Choice, a darkly comedian thriller about capitalism, desperation, and homicide.

Adapted from Donald E. Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax, the movie stars Squid Game actor Lee Byung-hun as Man-su, a loyal husband and father whose world crumbles when he’s abruptly laid off after 25 years on the similar firm. Struggling to search out work in an unforgiving job market, Man-su turns into consumed by paranoia and panic — till he hatches a chillingly pragmatic plan: eradicate his competitors.

As the trailer teases, Park’s trademark tonal steadiness of brutality and absurd humor is on full show. Between bursts of violence, Man-su’s grotesque “job hunt” unfolds like a perverse workplace satire — full with absurd interviews, mundane small discuss, and more and more artistic homicide weapons. One second he’s wielding a chainsaw; the following, he’s utilizing a potted plant.

Following its world premiere on the Venice International Film Festival, No Other Choice has been making the rounds at Toronto, Busan, and New York, incomes crucial acclaim and the inaugural International People’s Choice Award at TIFF. Critics have hailed it as one in all Park’s most accessible movies so far.

With awards buzz already constructing, No Other Choice might mark a brand new excessive for Park Chan-wook, and probably carry an finish to his Oscar-less spell.