The Vengeance Begins

15 Years of Imprisonment … Five Days of Revenge

Tartan Asia Extreme’s Release of Oldboy

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— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

— Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

—  V.A. Musetto, New York Post

“Oldboy arrives with the Quentin Tarantino seal of approval …

The very definition of extreme cinema.”

— Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle

“A feverish, mind-twisting revenge tale.”

— Stephen Holden, New York Times

“A brilliant masterpiece.”

— Ain’t It Cool News

On August 23 from Tartan Videos Asia Extreme label comes the film that set critics talking, won prizes at six international film festivals and single-handedly wiped octopus off the menus of sushi bars on multiple continents. 

Oldboy which appears on IMDB's top-100 films of all time is the first U.S. release in Tartan and Director Park Chanwook's “Vengeance Trilogy, being released both in theaters and on DVD.  Also included are Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (in theaters August 19 in L.A./N.Y.C.) and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (currently wrapping production), in which Oldboy's Choi Min-sik also stars.

An anglicized remake of Oldboy is currently in the works from Vertigo Entertainment and Universal Studios, to be directed by Justin Lin (Better Luck Tomorrow). Rumored to be interested in the lead are Russell Crowe, Nicholas Cage and Tom Jane.

Based on the Japanese comic of the same name, Oldboy concerns Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), an average family man who is kidnapped and imprisoned in a hotel room for 15 years without explanation.  With no human interaction, his only company is the television where he sees he has been framed for the murder of his wife.  Suddenly released, Oh Dae-su struggles to unravel the bizarre and twisting mystery of his imprisonment and seek revenge. But he soon realizes that his tormentors tortures have only just begun.............

Directed by the acclaimed Park Chanwook, Oldboy was winner of Grand Prize of the Jury at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival; Best Asian Film, South Korea” at the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards; Best Foreign Film at the 2004 British Independent Film Awards; five Grand Bell awards in South Korea, including Best Director and Best Actor; Best Film and the José Luis Guarner Critics Award” at the 2004 Catalonian International Film Festival in Sitges, Spain; and the Audience Award at the 2004 Bergen International Film Festival.

OLDBOY DVD is presented in anamorphic widescreen.  The Korean-language track can be viewed in Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound or DTS-ES Digital 6.1 Surround Sound (either with English or Spanish subtitles).  The English-language track is in Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound.

Special DVD features for OLDBOY include director & cinematographers commentary; interview with the director; deleted scenes with optional commentary; the Oldboy/IFILM.com DVD trailer contest winner; and trailers of Tartan Asia Extremes upcoming releases.

The UMD of OLDBOY   will feature the film in anamorphic widescreen presentation in Korean language with English subtitles along with deleted scenes not available on the DVD.

Oldboy specs:

Tartan Video

Genre: Action/Thriller

Rating: R (Special Features Not Rated/Subject to Change)

Format:  DVD & UMD

Running Time:  Approx. 115 Minutes (Plus Special Features)