The reviews are rolling in for Park Chan-wook ‘s latest, No Other Choice , which debuted this evening at the Venice Film Festival.

Loosely based on the novel The Ax by Donald E. Westlake, No Other Choice follows a middle-aged man named Man-su who embarks on a determined job hunt after being unexpectedly fired from the paper company that he worked for 25 years. Neon has domestic rights and Mubi has a host of international territories.

Park directed from a script written with Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar and Jahye Lee. Lee Byung-hun ( I Saw the Devil ) and Son Yejin ( The Last Princess ) lead a cast that also includes Park Hee-soon ( My Name ), Lee Sung-min ( The Spy Gone North ), Yeom Hye-ran ( The Glory ), Cha Seung-won ( Believer ) and Yoo Yeon-seok ( Mr. Sun

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