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'Oldboy': invitation to the competition part of the Bangkok International Film Festival 2005

Director Park Chan-wook's movie 'Oldboy' was invited to the competition part of the Bangkok International Film Festival 2005 to be opened on Feb. 13, 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand.

'Oldboy' competes with another 12 films such as 'Motor Cycle Diary'. Movie 'Oldboy's story is unfolded as follows: Oh Dae-su is an ordinary guy.

A bit of a drunk and a loudmouth maybe, but nothing so exceptional as to warrant his being abducted and imprisoned with no explanation whatsoever as to why.

Never seeing his captors, he spends his time working out and watching television, whereby he learns that he is being sought for the murder of his wife, leaving their infant daughter an orphan.

After 15 years and having almost made a hole through which to escape Shawshank Redemption style, Dae-su wakes up to find himself free ? free to seek answers and revenge.

Visiting a sushi restaurant Dae-su meets a young woman named Mido who agrees to help him and, in short order, becomes his lover. Their investigations lead Dae-su to a man named Lee Woo-jin.

Sure enough, it all proves too easy: Yes, Dae-so can kill Woo-jin, but then he'll never know why he was imprisoned nor why he was released. Woo-jin thus makes a bargain: If Dae-su can discover the reason within five days then he will kill himself; if not then Mido's life is forfeit. Desperate to know, Dae-su accepts?

Juthamas Siriwan, President, Bangkok International Film Festival introduces, "Our festival features everything from a thriving global film market to screenings of over 150 international films".

If you have never been to Thailand, this will be one of the best times to visit. In between screening the best films of Southeast Asia (ASEAN countries), you can visit the Grand Palace and countless other beautiful attractions", she said

The Source : Choi Sung-ho

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