Oldboy

Overview

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

Fun facts

Awards
Won the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix (2004) and the Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award (2004)
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Nominations
Nominated for the European Film Award for Best Non-European Film (2004)
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Box office
Grossed $17.5M worldwide, about 5.8 times its $3M budget
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Based on
Based on Old Boy
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Filming locations
Filmed in New Zealand and Seoul
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Setting
Set in South Korea
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Series
Part of The Vengeance Trilogy
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Music
Music by Jo Yeong-wook
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