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OldboyOldboy (Hangul:올드보이) is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Park Chan-wook based on a Japanese manga of the same name. While the film is a story of revenge and utilizes many elements of film noir to examine the nature of sin and morality, it is ultimately a Greek tragedy. The bare outlines of the plot are reminiscent of The Count of Monte Cristo (the director himself makes the homage explicit at one point), but the movie diverges very freely from its source. It is the second installment of Park's "vengeance trilogy", following Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and followed by Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. |