20 best foreign films that every cinephile should watch

Bicycle Thieves | Image Source: Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche
Bicycle Thieves | Image Source: Prime Video

4) Oldboy

Oldboy | Image Source: Show East
Oldboy | Image Source: Show East

The visceral vengeance of Park Chan-wook's Oldboy delves deep into the dimensions of guilt, fate, and retribution. A man is mysteriously imprisoned for 15 years before he's finally freed and has only five days to find his kidnapper. It is a plot full of convoluted twists, jarring shocks, and gruesome knock-out action, which has earned a loyal cult following. Oldboy is a film of vicious circles of violence, self-destruction, and redemption.

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Edited by Apoorva Jujjavarapu