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Park Chan-wook's thriller 'No other choice' is an adaptation from novel The Axe
Updated On: 22 July, 2025 05:21 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Acclaimed director Park Chan-wook, known for Oldboy, The Handmaiden, and Decision to Leave, is set to premiere his new film No Other Choice this year

Park Chan-wook, Lee Byung-hun
This year will see the premiere of a new film directed by Park Chan-wook, who has directed Oldboy, Stoker, The Handmaiden, and other iconic films. It’s No Other Choice is a distinctly gloomy thriller that is based on Donald Westlake’s (well-known for his Parker series) novel The Axe.
About Park Chan-wook's new film
No Other Choice, which sets the story in modern-day South Korea, stars Lee Byung-hun (I Saw The Devil and Squid Game) as Man Soo, a mild-mannered manager who loses his job at a paper merchant's. In an attempt to gain an advantage over his rivals, Man Soo, who is desperate for a job, takes drastic actions.

