The Korean Film Council has confirmed that Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice has been selected as South Korea’s submission to the Best International Feature category of the Oscars.

The film has just premiered in competition at Venice Film Festival to rave reviews ( see Deadline’s review here ). Neon has North American rights to the film, which is financed and produced by Korean studio CJ ENM, reuniting the distributor and studio behind Bong Joon Ho’s multiple Oscars winner Parasite in 2020.

CJ ENM is releasing the film in South Korean cinemas on September 24, which ensures that it comfortably complies with the Oscars’ qualifying rules for theatrical release in the Best International feature category.

The committee that selected the film included producer Kwak Sin-ae ( Parasite

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