• Studio: Tartan
  • Release Date: Mar 25, 2005
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Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critics

User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 158 Ratings

Summary: An average man is kidnapped and imprisoned in a shabby cell for 15 years without explanation. He then is released, equipped with money, a cellphone and expensive clothes. As he strives to explain his imprisonment and get his revenge, he soon finds out that not only his kidnapper has still plans for him, but that those plans will serve as the even worse finale to 15 years of imprisonment.
Runtime: 120 min
Rating: Rated R for strong violence including scenes of torture, sexuality and pervasive language.
Production: Egg Films
Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Home Release Date: Aug 23, 2005
Director Credit
Chan-wook Park Director
Writer Credit
Chan-wook Park Writer
Chun-hyeong Lim Writer
Garon Tsuchiya Story
Jo-yun Hwang Writer
Joon-hyung Lim Writer
Nobuaki Minegishi Comic
Principal Cast Credit
Hye-jeong Kang Mi-Do
Ji-tae Yu Woo-Jin Lee
Min-sik Choi Dae-Su Oh
Cast Credit
Byeong-ok Kim Mr. Han
Dae-han Ji No Joo-Hwan
Dae-yeon Lee Beggar
Dal-su Oh Park Cheol-Woong
Il-han Oo Young Joo-Hwan
Jin-seo Yun Lee Soo-Ah
Kwang-rok Oh Suicidal Man
Seung-jin Lee Cast
Seung-Shin Lee Yoo Hyung-Ja
Su-hyeon Kim Cast
Tae-kyung Oh Young Dae-Su
Yeon-suk Ahn Young Woo-Jin
Producer Credit
Dong-ju Kim Executive Producer
Seung-yong Lim Producer
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