Park Chan-wook's New Film Targets Capitalism, Not K-Pop
Part of composite article Maduro Arraigned in U.S. Court on Drug Charges After Dramatic Capture View full article →
The director who put Korean cinema on the map with brutal films like "Oldboy" is back. His new movie is a blistering satire. It focuses on a man driven to murder after losing his job.
South Korea is celebrated globally for its culture. This "Korean Wave" includes K-pop, food, cars, and Oscar-winning films like "Parasite." But Park Chan-wook is not celebrating.
His latest film, "No Other Choice," shows a different Korea. It portrays a landscape of industrial decline, job losses, and unstable men. No heroic K-pop stars save the day.
Park, 62, says the film is not a realistic picture of Korea in 2025. Instead, he calls it a "satire on capitalism."