Oldboy

Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Weep, and you weep alone.

Plot Summary

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

daughter

rage and hate

hostility

transformation

imprisonment

dark comedy

hypnosis

sushi restaurant

notebook

time

sin

alcoholism

flashback

revenge

loneliness

torture

based on manga

urination

rage

anger

catholic

incest

shocking

aggressive

captivity

neo-noir

father daughter relationship

asian origins

remade

south korea

hammer

driven to suicide

suspenseful

tragic