A riotous black comedy from Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden, Oldboy) about a father who, after losing his job, develops a ruthless plot to deal with competition for an a new job opening.
Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden, Oldboy) directs this wildly entertaining satirical thriller of cutthroat workplace politics. When Man-soo (Lee Byung Hun, Squid Game) is axed from his job of 25 years he finds himself desperate to maintain his family’s affluent lifestyle. Learning of a position at a rival company, he hatches a ruthless plot to deal with his would-be competitors and secure the role. A riotous black comedy that mixes absurd humour with chaotic set-pieces in a chillingly poignant state-of-the-nation critique.
Korean with English subtitles.
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