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No Other Choice Debuts U.S. Trailer Ahead of NYFF, NEON Sets Christmas Day Release

Park Chan-wook adapts Donald E. Westlake’s The Ax into a black-comedy thriller about ruthless job hunting.

Overview

  • A new U.S. trailer was released ahead of the film’s New York Film Festival screening this week.
  • NEON has set a U.S. theatrical release for December 25.
  • The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival earlier this fall to immediate acclaim.
  • Adapted from The Ax, the story follows a longtime paper worker who, still unemployed, decides to eliminate his competition.
  • Park co-wrote with Lee Kyung-mi, Don McKellar, and Lee Ja-hye, and the cast features Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin.