Park Chan-wook - 'No Other Choice'

Awards Chatter

Scott Feinberg

Film Interviews, Tv & Film

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

The South Korean master filmmaker reflects on the roots of his fascination with violence, the early struggles than prepared him for his Vengeance triogy highlighted by 'Oldboy,' and what inspired his latest film — his country's entry for the best international feature Oscar race, now among the final 15 — which reunites him with Lee Byung-hun 25 years after their joint breakthrough 'Joint Security Area.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.4	Hi, everyone, and thank you for tuning in to the 621st episode of the Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast. I'm the host, Scott Feinberg, and my guest today is one of the most
0:46.6	admired filmmakers, not only in his own country, South Korea, but all around the world.
0:51.8	Having made masterpieces, including 2000's joint security area,
0:55.7	2003's old boy, 2016's The Handmaiden, 2022's decision to leave, and most recently,
1:02.9	2025's No Other Choice, a dromedy about a man who has laid off from his job and resorts to
1:08.7	desperate measures to try to keep his life the way it was.
1:12.1	No other choice is South Korea's entry for the Best International Feature Film Oscar race this
1:16.3	award season and has already made it out to the shortlist of 15 finalists, with a very real
1:21.7	shot at soon becoming this filmmaker's first film ever to receive an Oscar nomination.
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