--- product_id: 4678088 title: "Oldboy" price: "36683CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/4678088-oldboy store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Oldboy **Price:** 36683CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Oldboy - **How much does it cost?** 36683CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/4678088-oldboy) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In the realm of revenge thrillers, you'd be hard pressed to find more ultra-violent vengeance and psycho thrills than in the creepy story of Oldboy . This Korean import made a pop splash at the Cannes Film Festival and during its limited theatrical run thanks to the imprimatur of Quentin Tarantino, who raved about it and its visionary director, Chan-wook Park, to anyone who would listen. It's easy to see why QT fell in love with the grindhouse attitude, fast-paced action, violent imagery, and icy-black humor, but it's a disservice to think of Oldboy as another Tarantino homage or knockoff. The darkly existential undercurrent in the themes that Oldboy traces over its life-long narrative arc is much more complex and deeply disturbing than anything of its kind. The movie's tagline is, "15 years of imprisonment... 5 days of vengeance." The imprisonee is Oh Dae-Su, an ordinary Joe who is snatched off a Seoul street corner and locked away in a dank, windowless fleabag hotel room for the aforementioned 15 years. Just as abruptly he is released, and thus the five days begin. Why did this happen to Oh Dae-Su? Ah, but that would be telling, and in fact we don't know ourselves until the final wrenching scenes. Oldboy breaks into a classic three-act saga, the first of which details the hallucinatory period of imprisonment in which Oh Dae-Su wades from mild insanity to outright psychosis in the hands of unseen yet attentive captors. Act 2 is the revenge, when an entirely different tone takes over and Oh Dae-Su moves with single-minded purpose and clarity. It's this section that has gained the most notoriety, primarily for the claw-hammer dentistry scene, the one-man-army tracking shot, and the wriggling octopus that Oh Dae-Su consumes in a sushi bar (he's been dead so long he simply needs life back inside him in any way possible). In act 3, answers finally start to emerge and the sinister atmosphere grows even more profound--not without a healthy dose of extra bloodletting, of course. Oldboy is an undeniably poetic masterpiece of tension, fury, and dynamic craft. Ultimately, its epic cycle of tragedy is of the sort that mankind has been inflicting upon itself for all time. Some of the images may be gruesome, but all converge into a kind of beauty. It's in the telling of this lurid tale that these details become one and the memories of pain ultimately heal. --Ted Fry Oh Dae-su is an ordinary Seoul businessman with a wife and little daughter who, after a drunken night on the town, is abducted and locked up in a strange, private "prison." No one will tell him why he's there and who his jailer is. Over time his fury builds to a single-minded focus of revenge. 15 years later, he is unexpectedly freed, given a new suit, a cell-phone and 5 days to discover the mysterious enemy who had him imprisoned. Review: Greek tragedy updated for the modern age. - "At the heart of all tragedy, the Greeks saw a phenomenon they called hamartia: a fatal error born of unavoidable ignorance. Combined with a fundamental moral flaw, hamartia inevitably led on to destruction. For the Greeks, humans were cursed not just with mortality of the flesh, but also hamartia-driven mortality of the spirit. Hamartia was the Gods being Divine Jerks, randomly toying with human lives for their own pleasure, through cat-and-mouse games the latter could not hope to win." - Ventakesh Rao, "The Gervais Principle" "'These children belong to me, these riches belong to me.' Thus says the foolish man, and he is full of woe. Truly, one does not belong to oneself. Wherefore the children? Wherefore the riches?" - Buddha, The Dhammapada None of us has much control over our lives. We don't get to choose our parents or country, and have no meaningful autonomy until two decades in. Even after reaching maturity, we're at the mercy of economic downturns, capricious bosses, malevolent strangers, and so on. Oldboy is about the futility of heroism and vengeance. Our protagonist, Oh Dae-su, has been imprisoned in a hotel room by an unknown captor for 15 years. On escape, he has only two questions. Who? And why? Over the course of the film, he learns the answers. He also learns that life is a series of traps within traps within traps, and that living in willful ignorance is better than being driven insane by bleak reality. Just about anyone will strongly empathize with Oh Dae-su (and with the villain, Lee Woo-jin, who is no less trapped in his own way). Oldboy riffs on a few Greek myths (notably Oedipus Rex), and is in some ways an ode to their timeless wisdom. Both lead actors are perfect for their roles, and director Park Chan-wook is able to wring out emotions from them which put Hollywood's best to shame. This is my favorite film, and many years after I first watched it, I can't stop thinking about it. I've never seen a film that captured the human condition so well. Review: amazing South Korean film - more of a 4 and 1/2 star but amazing foreign film, only issue is that it does take a while to get on board with the story but this is masterfully made with amazing cinematography, writing, acting, pacing, plot and action ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Chan-wook Park, Dae-han Ji, Dal-su Oh, Hye-jeong Kang, Ji-tae Yu, Min-sik Choi | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 2,637 Reviews | | Format | Blu-ray, Color, Multiple Formats | | Language | English, Korean | | Runtime | 2 hours | ## Product Details - **Color:** Color - **Contributor:** Chan-wook Park, Dae-han Ji, Dal-su Oh, Hye-jeong Kang, Ji-tae Yu, Min-sik Choi - **Format:** Blu-ray, Color, Multiple Formats - **Language:** English, Korean - **Runtime:** 2 hours ## Images ![Oldboy - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51EDCVxuFqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Greek tragedy updated for the modern age. *by D***E on June 12, 2025* "At the heart of all tragedy, the Greeks saw a phenomenon they called hamartia: a fatal error born of unavoidable ignorance. Combined with a fundamental moral flaw, hamartia inevitably led on to destruction. For the Greeks, humans were cursed not just with mortality of the flesh, but also hamartia-driven mortality of the spirit. Hamartia was the Gods being Divine Jerks, randomly toying with human lives for their own pleasure, through cat-and-mouse games the latter could not hope to win." - Ventakesh Rao, "The Gervais Principle" "'These children belong to me, these riches belong to me.' Thus says the foolish man, and he is full of woe. Truly, one does not belong to oneself. Wherefore the children? Wherefore the riches?" - Buddha, The Dhammapada None of us has much control over our lives. We don't get to choose our parents or country, and have no meaningful autonomy until two decades in. Even after reaching maturity, we're at the mercy of economic downturns, capricious bosses, malevolent strangers, and so on. Oldboy is about the futility of heroism and vengeance. Our protagonist, Oh Dae-su, has been imprisoned in a hotel room by an unknown captor for 15 years. On escape, he has only two questions. Who? And why? Over the course of the film, he learns the answers. He also learns that life is a series of traps within traps within traps, and that living in willful ignorance is better than being driven insane by bleak reality. Just about anyone will strongly empathize with Oh Dae-su (and with the villain, Lee Woo-jin, who is no less trapped in his own way). Oldboy riffs on a few Greek myths (notably Oedipus Rex), and is in some ways an ode to their timeless wisdom. Both lead actors are perfect for their roles, and director Park Chan-wook is able to wring out emotions from them which put Hollywood's best to shame. This is my favorite film, and many years after I first watched it, I can't stop thinking about it. I've never seen a film that captured the human condition so well. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ amazing South Korean film *by B***Y on December 13, 2025* more of a 4 and 1/2 star but amazing foreign film, only issue is that it does take a while to get on board with the story but this is masterfully made with amazing cinematography, writing, acting, pacing, plot and action ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Masterpiece That Refuses to Age – Oldboy *by J***K on February 28, 2026* Oldboy may have been released over 20 years ago, but it truly never feels dated. Some films lose their edge with time — this is not one of them. It remains sharp, disturbing, darkly funny, and emotionally gripping in a way that still feels bold even today. What struck me most is the way the main character’s narration is delivered. There’s a subtle humor woven into his reflections — not forced comedy, but the kind that feels painfully honest and human. Even in the most extreme and nearly incomprehensible circumstances, there are moments that feel oddly relatable. That balance between absurdity and realism is incredibly hard to achieve, yet this film does it effortlessly. The situation itself is intense and psychologically complex. At times it’s difficult to fully process what’s happening, but that confusion is part of the experience. Instead of pushing you away, it pulls you in deeper. Watching how he navigates such a brutal and impossible reality is strangely entertaining — not because the events are light, but because the character’s resolve and unpredictability keep you fully engaged. And then there’s the corridor fight scene. That sequence alone has become legendary. You can see its influence echoed in numerous films that came afterward, but none quite capture the raw, exhausting realism of the original. It isn’t flashy — it’s gritty, painful, and human. Its impact is far greater than just being an action scene; it changed how fight choreography could be presented on screen. Director Park Chan-wook proves here that he is more than just a filmmaker. He understands human drama at a profound level — the ugliness, the irony, the vulnerability — and he translates it visually with precision and boldness. Every frame feels intentional. This is not just a revenge story. It’s a psychological descent, a moral puzzle, and a visual statement all at once. Even after two decades, Oldboy stands as a film that challenges, unsettles, and stays with you long after the credits roll. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/4678088-oldboy](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/4678088-oldboy) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-05-11*