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Free Film Screening

Presented By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

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Korean Cinema NOW | No Other Choice | 어쩔수가없다

This poster has a dramatic and surreal composition dominated by vibrant colors and contrasting textures. The background is a bright, clear blue sky with fluffy white clouds. In the upper half, a tree branch extends across the frame, bearing several clusters of bright red chili peppers. A hand reaches up from the bottom of the frame, holding and tilting a traditional white and blue ceramic bowl (likely for mixing food or collecting ingredients) towards the red peppers. The bowl features a painted, stylized blue design. Below the hand and bowl, partially obscured by the foreground, is the face and shoulder of a man with dark hair, looking intently upwards. The overall image is framed by sharp, textured pine-like branches that jut into the scene from the sides, and the title "NO OTHER CHOICE" is prominent in white text in the center. The image is abstract but suggests themes of intense decision-making, the gathering of crucial, "spicy" elements (the chili peppers), and a pivotal moment of action or no return. This poster has a dramatic and surreal composition dominated by vibrant colors and contrasting textures. The background is a bright, clear blue sky with fluffy white clouds. In the upper half, a tree branch extends across the frame, bearing several clusters of bright red chili peppers. A hand reaches up from the bottom of the frame, holding and tilting a traditional white and blue ceramic bowl (likely for mixing food or collecting ingredients) towards the red peppers. The bowl features a painted, stylized blue design. Below the hand and bowl, partially obscured by the foreground, is the face and shoulder of a man with dark hair, looking intently upwards. The overall image is framed by sharp, textured pine-like branches that jut into the scene from the sides, and the title "NO OTHER CHOICE" is prominent in white text in the center. The image is abstract but suggests themes of intense decision-making, the gathering of crucial, "spicy" elements (the chili peppers), and a pivotal moment of action or no return.
This poster has a dramatic and surreal composition dominated by vibrant colors and contrasting textures. The background is a bright, clear blue sky with fluffy white clouds. In the upper half, a tree branch extends across the frame, bearing several clusters of bright red chili peppers. A hand reaches up from the bottom of the frame, holding and tilting a traditional white and blue ceramic bowl (likely for mixing food or collecting ingredients) towards the red peppers. The bowl features a painted, stylized blue design. Below the hand and bowl, partially obscured by the foreground, is the face and shoulder of a man with dark hair, looking intently upwards. The overall image is framed by sharp, textured pine-like branches that jut into the scene from the sides, and the title "NO OTHER CHOICE" is prominent in white text in the center. The image is abstract but suggests themes of intense decision-making, the gathering of crucial, "spicy" elements (the chili peppers), and a pivotal moment of action or no return.
2025 ‧ Dark Comedy, Thriller, Drama ‧ 2h 19min ‧ R

Nominated for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) and Best Actor at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards.

View the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKZpuG_ezvY

Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice is a 2025 South Korean satirical black comedy thriller that delivers a merciless social critique of modern capitalism and job insecurity. Starring Lee Byung-hun as Yoo Man-soo, the film follows a veteran paper company employee whose comfortable life is brutally upended when he is abruptly laid off. Terrified of losing his home, Man-soo resorts to a darkly absurd and violent plan: systematically eliminating his competition in the cutthroat paper industry to secure the one remaining job he desperately needs. The film has received major acclaim, sweeping the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards with wins including Best Film, Best Director (Park Chan-wook), and Best Actress (Son Ye-jin). It has also garnered international attention with an International People's Choice Award win at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and three historic nominations at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor (Lee Byung-hun).

Directed by Park Chan-wook
Presented in Korean with English subtitles

Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at outreachkorea@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
This poster has a dramatic and surreal composition dominated by vibrant colors and contrasting textures. The background is a bright, clear blue sky with fluffy white clouds. In the upper half, a tree branch extends across the frame, bearing several clusters of bright red chili peppers. A hand reaches up from the bottom of the frame, holding and tilting a traditional white and blue ceramic bowl (likely for mixing food or collecting ingredients) towards the red peppers. The bowl features a painted, stylized blue design. Below the hand and bowl, partially obscured by the foreground, is the face and shoulder of a man with dark hair, looking intently upwards. The overall image is framed by sharp, textured pine-like branches that jut into the scene from the sides, and the title "NO OTHER CHOICE" is prominent in white text in the center. The image is abstract but suggests themes of intense decision-making, the gathering of crucial, "spicy" elements (the chili peppers), and a pivotal moment of action or no return. This poster has a dramatic and surreal composition dominated by vibrant colors and contrasting textures. The background is a bright, clear blue sky with fluffy white clouds. In the upper half, a tree branch extends across the frame, bearing several clusters of bright red chili peppers. A hand reaches up from the bottom of the frame, holding and tilting a traditional white and blue ceramic bowl (likely for mixing food or collecting ingredients) towards the red peppers. The bowl features a painted, stylized blue design. Below the hand and bowl, partially obscured by the foreground, is the face and shoulder of a man with dark hair, looking intently upwards. The overall image is framed by sharp, textured pine-like branches that jut into the scene from the sides, and the title "NO OTHER CHOICE" is prominent in white text in the center. The image is abstract but suggests themes of intense decision-making, the gathering of crucial, "spicy" elements (the chili peppers), and a pivotal moment of action or no return.
This poster has a dramatic and surreal composition dominated by vibrant colors and contrasting textures. The background is a bright, clear blue sky with fluffy white clouds. In the upper half, a tree branch extends across the frame, bearing several clusters of bright red chili peppers. A hand reaches up from the bottom of the frame, holding and tilting a traditional white and blue ceramic bowl (likely for mixing food or collecting ingredients) towards the red peppers. The bowl features a painted, stylized blue design. Below the hand and bowl, partially obscured by the foreground, is the face and shoulder of a man with dark hair, looking intently upwards. The overall image is framed by sharp, textured pine-like branches that jut into the scene from the sides, and the title "NO OTHER CHOICE" is prominent in white text in the center. The image is abstract but suggests themes of intense decision-making, the gathering of crucial, "spicy" elements (the chili peppers), and a pivotal moment of action or no return.

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