Overview

• Neon released the film’s first teaser on July 24, offering a glimpse of Park Chan-Wook’s upcoming dark comedy thriller.
• The film adapts Donald Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax to follow a man who resorts to extreme measures after being laid off from a paper company.
• No Other Choice is set to premiere in competition at the Venice International Film Festival in late August and early September.
• A South Korean theatrical release is scheduled for September, followed by a wider North American and international rollout this fall through Neon and Mubi.
• Park reunites with Neon and CJ ENM, the distributors behind Parasite, to capitalize on festival acclaim and strengthen his awards-season prospects after his previous Oscar snub.