No Other Choice

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No Other Choice

Friday 20 February 2026 - Friday 27 February 2026

Cinema

In No Other Choice, Man-su (Lee Byung Hun), a specialist in paper manufacturing with 25 years of experience, is so satisfied with life that he can truthfully tell himself, “I’ve got it all.”

While happily passing his days with his wife Miri (Son Yejin), their two children and two dogs, Man-su is suddenly informed by his company that he has been fired.

“We’re sorry. We have no other choice.”

Feeling shocked as if his head had been cut off by an ax, Man-su vows to find himself a new job within the next three months for the sake of his family.

Despite his firm resolve to turn his life around, Man-su spends over a year drifting from one job interview after another, and working at a retail store. He eventually finds himself in danger of losing the very house that he struggled so hard to buy.

Desperate, he visits Moon Paper out of the blue and tries to hand over his CV, but he just ends up getting humiliated by line manager Choi Sun-chul (Park Hee Soon). Man-su knows he is better qualified than anyone to work at Moon Paper, so he comes to a certain decision.

 

‘Entirely gripping, ink-black funny and formally ambitious, it’s a diatribe against the human churn of the contemporary workplace’ Empire ★★★★★

 

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Certificate: 15

Length: 154 minutes

Director: Park Chan-wook

Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin Yoo and Yeon-Seok

Language: Korean with English Subtitles

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Dates and times

Friday 20 February 2026 | 7:40 pm

Saturday 21 February 2026 | 5:00 pm

Thursday 26 February 2026 | 1:35 pm

Friday 27 February 2026 | 11:00 am

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