@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
Masutatsu Oyama is recruited by his former Army friend to work for a crew of gangsters, but when they kill both his girlfriend and his best friend, Oyama flees away to a small town where he both learns lessons in martial arts philosophy from a wandering master and helps a young boy take on a challenge to fight a ferocious captured bear to win money for the boy's injured father.
Quick Stats
6.8
TMDB Rating
13
Votes
1h 27m
Runtime
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Budget
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Box Office
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Key Crew
DirectorBong Joon-ho
WriterPark Chan-wook
CinematographyDavid Lynch
ComposerLuca Guadagnino
EditorAri Aster
Produced by
Toei Company
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
M
Mahershala Chalamet
Jude
F
Florence Coleman
Anna
A
Adam Fassbender
The Projectionist
T
Tilda Davis
Mira
J
Joaquin Kaluuya
Father Abel
L
Lupita McDormand
The Conductor
B
Brad Reeves
Lena
M
Margot Portman
Mr. Crane
T
Timothée Hardy
The Woman in Red
Z
Zendaya Ronan
Solomon
