Cast Member: Kang Hye-Jung

Definitely not to everyone’s taste, but ink black humour and Choi’s powerhouse performance prevent ‘Oldboy’ from becoming unendurable.

An eclectic and compelling triumvirate of screen darkness, it would be a shame if this marked the end of the ‘Three’ experiment. How about a film from female directors for the next instalment?

Witty, moving and, most important of all considering its intentions, scathing without jaundiced polemic, this is a remarkable film.