Genre: comedy, drama, crime

Duration: 2h 19m

 

Criminals in the films of Park Chan-wook tend to be brilliant, devious, Machiavellian creatures, adept at the long game and staying several moves ahead of those who would bring them to justice. Not so Man-su (“Squid Game’s” Lee Byung-hun), the endearingly klutzy protagonist of “No Other Choice”. A former paper mill middle manager whose job is abruptly terminated, Man-su turns to desperate and increasingly deadly measures to secure reemployment in a shrinking job market. He is, it becomes clear, supremely ill-suited to a rampage of violence.

 

But while the crime spree may be inept, Park’s filmmaking is as elegant as ever, in a wildly enjoyable picture that balances psychological tension against giddily hilarious comic set pieces. – Wendy Ide, Screen Daily

 

Tickets can be bought from Fienta or at Kai.

 

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Country: Republic of Korea

Director: Park Chan-wook

Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran, Cha Seung-won, Yoo Yeon-seok

Language: Korea

Subtitle Language: Estonian, English

Distributor: Adastra Cinema

 

We also warmly invite you to visit On Fragile Ground. Sirje Runge and Light at Kai Art Center. Sirje Runge is one of the most important figures in Estonian postwar art, and this exhibition takes you through her lifelong exploration of light, color, and perception — from her geometric experiments of the 1970s to recent large-scale projects — while also celebrating her groundbreaking work as a teacher.

If you’re planning to catch a film screening, here’s a tip: visitors who attend both the exhibition and a cinema screening on the same day can get a combined ticket for just €15 (€10 with discount). Since the gallery closes at 6pm, we recommend visiting the exhibition before the screening.