Overview
- Park’s black comedy thriller adapts Donald E. Westlake’s novel The Ax after 17 years of development and marks his first feature since Decision to Leave.
- Neon has acquired North American distribution rights and Mubi will handle multiple other territories for the film.
- Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin lead the cast as a couple pushed to desperate extremes when the husband loses his long-held job.
- Production wrapped in January under CJ ENM financing and the film is set to hit South Korean theaters in September 2025.
- Supporting roles feature Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran, Cha Seung-won and Yoo Yeon-seok.