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New Official Korean Trailer for Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’
by Alex Billington
August 25, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Unemployment is not my fault!” Ha ha. CJ Entertainment has debuted the main official Korean trailer for the new dark comedy titled No Other Choice from masterful Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, his latest macabre feature film since making Decision to Leave back in 2022. No Other Choice is the title of his new one, which is based on the 1997 novel called “The Ax” written by Donald Westlake. There’s even a scene in this trailer where a character utters “there’s no other choice.” A fresh new murderous tale from one of the great Korean masters of dark & depraved thrills! Here’s the quick intro to this sneaky setup: After being laid off and unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to finally secure a new job: eliminate his competition. Starring Lee Byung-hun as Man-soo, along with Son Ye-jin, Yeom Hye-ran, Park Hee-soon, Yoo Yeon-seok, and Cha Seung-won. It’s premiering at the 2025 Venice Film Festival later this week – hence why this full Korean trailer just debuted. This looks mad brilliant and sneaky fun! As expected from Park Chan-wook, of course. I cannot wait to watch & enjoy it. English subtitles in the first video below.
Here’s the full official Korean trailer (+ poster) for Park Chan-wook’s film No Other Choice, via YouTube:
And here’s the Korean subs only trailer + filmmaking featurette for No Other Choice, from CJ’s YouTube:
You can rewatch the teaser trailer for Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice right here for the first look again.
Park Chan-wook’s new film No Other Choice is based on the 1997 novel “The Ax” from Donald Westlake. The story follows a man named Man-soo (Lee Byung-hun) who is abruptly laid off by the paper company where he worked tirelessly for many years. He grows increasingly desperate in his hunt for new work, and eventually he comes to a certain decision about how to handle the competition in the community. No Other Choice is directed by master Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, director of many films including Joint Security Area, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, I’m a Cyborg But That’s OK, Thirst, Stoker, The Handmaiden, and Decision to Leave previously, and also the series “The Little Drummer Girl” and “The Sympathizer” most recently. The screenplay is also written by Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Jahye Lee, and Don McKellar. Based on the book “The Ax” written by Donald E. Westlake. Produced by Park Chan-wook. This is premiering soon at the 2025 Venice Film Festival and other fests coming up this fall. It initially opens in Korean theaters starting in September. Neon releases Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice film in select US theaters later in 2025 – stay tuned for more updates. Looking good? Who’s down?
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