STAFFORD FILM THEATRE: No Other Choice

Park Chan-wook / S Korea 2025 / 139 min / Cert 15 / Subtitles

What happens when unemployment pushes a decent man beyond his breaking point?

In Parasite director, Park Chan-wook’s latest darkly satirical thriller, long-time paper-mill manager Yoo Man-su is cast aside and, desperate to support his family, hatches a chilling plan to eliminate the competition for his next job.

Visually bold and intensely cinematic, the film fuses razor-sharp social critique with electrifying set pieces and dark humour. Park’s signature style turns Man-su’s moral unravelling into a tense, exhilarating spectacle – an enjoyably twisted, gripping ride that lingers long after the credits roll.

“Sensational state-of-the-nation satire.” The Guardian