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Story summary
- No Other Choice, directed by Park Chan-wook, adapts Donald Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax.
- The story follows Man-su, a laid-off paper factory manager who murders to remove job competition.
- The film has drawn critical praise, including a nine-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival and a Gotham Awards Best Picture nomination.
- The film grossed $4.2 million domestically.
- Critical acclaim and domestic box office signal its impact on contemporary cinema.
