Oldboy
Summary: After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days.
Release Date: November 21, 2003
Director:
Park Chan-wook
Runtime: 2 h 00 min
MPAA: R
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Movie budget: $ 3,000,000
Domestic: $ 2,427,598
International: $ 14,744,932
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