No Other Choice
Would you kill for a job?
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Production
Budget
$12 000 000
Box office
$40 215 259
Director
Actors
Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran, Cha Seung-won, Oh Dal-su, Kim Woo-seung, Choi So-yul, Kim Hae-sook
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Park Chan-wook, Baek Ji-seon, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Alexandre Gavras, Oh Hyeon-am, Miky Lee
Camera operator
Kim Woo-hyung
Composer
Artist
Ryu Seong-hie
Audition
Editing
Short description
After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.
What's left behind the scenes
- Director Park Chan-wook wanted to adapt Westlake's novel for about 20 years.
- Originally, the film was planned to be English-language, but Park Chan-wook couldn't find investors. In an interview, he admitted that he was glad he ultimately filmed it in Korea and that he wanted to add acknowledgements to all the Hollywood studios that had rejected him to the film's credits.
- The film is dedicated to Costa-Gavras, the director of another adaptation of Donald E. Westlake's novel.
- When actor Lee Byung-hun read the script, he called director Park Chan-wook and asked if he understood correctly that it was supposed to be a comedy. Park replied that the funnier it was, the better.
- Filming took place from August 17, 2024, to January 15, 2025.
- The film's title translates to 'Nothing to Be Done'.
- At the 69th minute, you can spot a dancer in American football uniform with the number 9 and the name Boucher. This is a reference to Bobby Boucher – a character from the movie 'Billy Madison' played by Adam Sandler.
- The lead actor, Lee Byung-hun, admitted in an interview that the most challenging scene for him was portraying the attempted murder of the first victim (Lee Sung-min), when his character feels sympathy for him.
- In an interview, Park Chan-wook revealed that loud music plays during the scene of the attempted murder of the first victim so that the characters scream, expressing their feelings. According to the director, the scene wouldn't have worked if the actors had delivered their lines calmly.
- Director Park Chan-wook had wanted to adapt Westlake's novel for about 20 years.
- It was originally planned to make the film in English, but Park Chan-wook was unable to find investors. In an interview, he admitted that he was glad he ultimately filmed the movie in Korea and that he wanted to include a thank-you note in the credits to all the Hollywood studios that had rejected him at the time.
- When actor Lee Byung-hun read the script, he called director Park Chan-wook and asked if he had correctly understood that it was meant to be a comedy. Park replied that the funnier, the better.
- At the 69th minute, a dancer can be seen in an American football uniform with the number 9 and the name 'Boucher.' This is a reference to Bobby Boucher, the character played by Adam Sandler in the movie 'The Waterboy'.
- Lead actor Lee Byung-hun admitted in an interview that the most difficult part for him was playing the scene of the assassination attempt on the first victim (Lee Sung-min), as his character feels a sense of sympathy toward him.
- In an interview, Park Chan-wook explained that loud music plays during the scene of the first victim's assassination so that the characters have to shout to express their feelings. According to the director, the scene would not have worked if the actors had delivered their lines calmly.
- The director's cut of the film has a runtime of 157 minutes.
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