Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun’s Film Gains Global Spotlight with Festival Invites and Worldwide Release

By Soyoon, Ahn

Oct 05, 2025

Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun’s Film Gains Global Spotlight with Festival Invites and Worldwide Release
Photo courtesy=CJ ENM



Movie 'No Other Choice' While' has been officially invited by leading film festivals around the world, it is also predicting a global box office by confirming the release date one after another overseas.

'There's nothing I can do about it' confirmed the attendees with a series of official invitations from leading film festivals around the world. First of all, director Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun will attend the 63rd New York Film Festival, which opened on the 26th (Friday), and will hold a meaningful meeting with the audience through an official screening and Q&A on October 9th (Thursday) local time.

The 69th London International Film Festival to be held from October 8 (Wednesday) to 19 (Sunday) has no choice' was officially invited. Director Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun will confirm their attendance, and they will be on the red carpet with an official screening on October 15 (Wednesday) local time to add to the enthusiasm of the festival. The 12th Miami International Film Festival will be held from October 29 (Wed) to November 5 (Wed)' is selected as the opening film, marking the beginning of the festival. In addition, director Park Chan-wook will receive the Precious Gems Master Award, which is given to a person who has made an unforgettable contribution to the film industry, drawing attention from all over the world.




Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun’s Film Gains Global Spotlight with Festival Invites and Worldwide Release
Photo courtesy=CJ ENM
'No Other Choice' While' was pre-sold to more than 200 countries around the world early on, achieving sales above net production costs before its release, recording the highest overseas sales performance of Korean films ever distributed by CJ ENM. Starting with the release in Mongolia on September 26 (Friday), Indonesia on October 1 (Wednesday), Taiwan on October 9 (Thursday), Malaysia and Singapore on October 23 (Thursday), the Philippines on November 6 (Thursday), Eastern Europe on November 12 (Wednesday), Russia and CIS on December 4 (Thursday), North America on December 25 (Thursday), and many more countries will be released in 2026, so it will continue to be hot in theaters in Korea as well as around the world. There is nothing we can do about it, which is attracting so much attention from all over the world' is spurring a long-term box office fever with a constant stream of favorable reviews.

On the other hand, there is nothing I can do about it. After Mansu (Lee Byung-hun), an office worker whose life was satisfactory enough to feel that 'I've accomplished ', was suddenly fired, director Park Chan-wook took the megaphone in preparation for his own war on reemployment to protect his wife and two children, and to protect his hard-won home.





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