The film No Other Choice (director Park Chan-wook, distributed by CJ ENM, produced by Moho Film and CJ ENM Studios), which captivated audiences with a progression that alternates between tension and humor and the singular synergy of its actors, has drawn attention by being nominated in three institutional sector categories at the Gotham Awards, often called a precursor to the Academy Awards.
Ahead of surpassing 3 million viewers, No Other Choice, which is sweeping international film festivals, was nominated in three institutional sector categories at the 35th Gotham Awards. It was nominated for best international feature, best screenplay and lead actor for Lee Byung-hun, proving explosive global interest and acclaim. No Other Choice adds special significance as the second Korean film after Park Chan-wook's previous work Decision to Leave to be nominated for best international feature at the Gotham Awards.
Held annually in New York, the Gotham Awards have invited original works that excel in artistry, completeness and creativity. As one of the leading events that signal the start of the U.S. Academy Awards season, No Other Choice's future global trajectory is drawing attention.
No Other Choice captivated global audiences with an unprecedented desperate survival story, strong performances from the actors and a production staffed by elite crew, and its nomination for best international feature confirmed its completeness and originality. The screenplay, which reinterprets Donald Westlake's original novel Ax for today's realities and sensibilities, by Park Chan-wook, director Lee Kyung-mi, Don Mckellar and writer Lee Ja-hye, has also received wide acclaim and empathy beyond borders. Lee Byung-hun earned a best actor nomination for his dense performance that imbued the desperate Mansu with depth.
Thus, No Other Choice, which is drawing attention with nominations in three institutional sector categories at the Gotham Awards, is concentrating the global film community's attention with its singular artistry.
No Other Choice, Park Chan-wook's new film combining a meeting of reliably watchable actors, dramatic development, beautiful mise-en-scène, solid direction and even black comedy, tells the story of office worker Mansu (Lee Byung-hun), who felt his life was so complete that he could say "it's all done," and after being abruptly fired prepares his own war for reemployment to protect his wife and two children and to keep the home he struggled to buy.
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