
Decision to Leave (2022)★ 7.5/10
- Crime
- Drama
- Mystery
- Romance
- Thriller
Directed by: Park Chan-wook
Written by: Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung
A detective investigates the death of a retired immigration officer and grows suspicious of his enigmatic widow, uncovering a layered case of hidden motives.
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Set, tone, lens, details, take you to rewatch "Decision to Leave"!
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Candy's theaterFebruary 6, 2023
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LA CALLE NO OLVIDA: LOS CAMINANTES DE LA CALLE (2025), DE JUAN MARTÍN HSU
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Nicolas MennaJuly 15, 2026
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El camino hacia la perfección narrativa de Park Chan-wook en No Other Choice
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Mis CinexperienciasMarch 23, 2026
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"A Única Saída" e as obsessões de Park Chan-wook
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Lucas Lopes - @resenhasmilFebruary 2, 2026
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¿Realmente no hay otra opción..?
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Bimala prasadJanuary 19, 2026
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A tragédia individual e o colapso ético coletivo em "A Única Saída"
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Fabiana Lima - CinemafiliaJanuary 7, 2026
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See all ›Awards · 10 wins, 14 nominations
See all ›- WinnerBaek Sang Art Awards 2023Baek Sang Film · Best Actress
- WinnerBaek Sang Art Awards 2023Baek Sang Film · Grand Prize
- NomineeBAFTA Awards 2023BAFTA Film Award · Best Film Not in the English Language
- NomineeGolden Globes, USA 2023Golden Globe · Best Motion Picture - Non-English Language
- NomineeBAFTA Awards 2023BAFTA Film Award · Best Director
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Bene@lindaJuly 21, 2024
Bene@lindaJuly 21, 2024"Decision to Leave" is a testament to Park Chan-wook's meticulous attention to detail in camera work, set design, and actor movements. The blue and green metaphors are subtly woven throughout the film. His signature "revenge" style narrative manipulates viewers with its fluctuating form and story, which are full of allure and charm. It's no surprise he won Best Director at Cannes. Each scene transcends its individual narrative, employing theatrical techniques to add depth. Park’s ability to shape characters on a psychological level is truly masterful.
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Xurxo@001July 21, 2024
Xurxo@001July 21, 2024Park Chan-wook's direction of Tang Wei showcases the same enigmatic quality seen in Ang Lee's films. Both directors leverage her seemingly limited range of expressions, which are actually filled with complex, indistinguishable emotions that confound the male characters. Thankfully, under a master director's efforts, she becomes a symbol, with intricate camerawork compensating for her ambiguous expressions. Park’s use of audiovisual language to convey the emotional dynamics between characters is his greatest strength.
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Smelly CatJanuary 16, 2023
Smelly CatJanuary 16, 2023Love behind plot
For those who follow the annual sport and silliness of the Oscar race, this year’s competition has been dragging on for months already: supposed frontrunners such as Cate Blanchett and Colin Farrell have been installed since the Venice film festival in September, while other hotly fancied contenders, including Austin Butler and Michelle Yeoh, have been seen and speculated about since last spring. For insiders, that can lead to the contest feeling a bit calcified before it’s even begun, though things are never quite as set in stone as the pundits would have you believe. (Hardly any of them predicted Judi Dench’s bizarre nod for Belfast last year, for example.)
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CarlsBLN1November 14, 2025
CarlsBLN1November 14, 2025¡JAMAS ME VOY A CANSAR DE DECIRLO! El cine surcoreano es el mejor de todas las industrias cinematográficas... Acá una prueba irrefutable, y como no, si es de uno de los mejores directores de la historia Chan-Wook Park, alguien que es CINE en su más pura expresión.
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Sammy_GuerraAugust 3, 2024
Sammy_GuerraAugust 3, 2024"Decision to Leave" es un testimonio de la meticulosa atención al detalle de Park Chan-wook en el trabajo de cámaras, la escenografía y los movimientos de los actores. Las metáforas en color azul y verde se entretejen sutilmente a lo largo de la película. Su característico estilo narrativo de "venganza" manipula al espectador con su forma y su historia fluctuantes, llenas de encanto. No es de extrañar que ganara el premio al Mejor Director en Cannes. Cada escena trasciende su narrativa individual, empleando técnicas teatrales para añadir profundidad. La habilidad de Park para darles forma a los personajes a nivel psicológico es realmente magistral.
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Blake_MeyerAugust 3, 2024
Blake_MeyerAugust 3, 2024La dirección de Tang Wei por Park Chan-wook muestra la misma calidad enigmática de las películas de Ang Lee. Ambos directores aprovechan su aparentemente limitada gama de expresiones, que en realidad están llenas de emociones complejas e indistinguibles que confunden a los personajes masculinos. Afortunadamente, bajo la dirección de un maestro, esto se convierte en un símbolo, con un complejo trabajo de cámaras que compensa sus expresiones ambiguas. El uso que Park hace del lenguaje audiovisual para transmitir la dinámica emocional entre los personajes es su mayor virtud.
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Alan-zum3July 25, 2024
Alan-zum3July 25, 2024A direção de Tang Wei por Park Chan-wook apresenta a mesma qualidade enigmática vista nos filmes de Ang Lee. Ambos os diretores aproveitam sua gama aparentemente limitada de expressões, que acabam sendo repletas de emoções complexas e indistinguíveis que confundem os personagens masculinos. Felizmente, sob os esforços de um diretor genial, ela se torna um símbolo, com um intrincado trabalho de câmera compensando suas expressões ambíguas. O uso da linguagem audiovisual por Park para transmitir a dinâmica emocional entre os personagens é sua maior força.
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Spock23July 25, 2024
Spock23July 25, 2024"Decisão de Partir" é uma prova da atenção meticulosa de Park Chan-wook aos detalhes no trabalho de câmera, na cenografia e nos movimentos dos atores. As metáforas azul e verde são sutilmente construídas ao longo do filme. Sua narrativa característica do estilo de "vingança" manipula os espectadores com sua forma e história flutuantes, cheias de fascínio e charme. Não é nenhuma surpresa que ele tenha ganhad o prêmio de "Melhor Direção" em Cannes. Cada cena transcende sua narrativa individual, empregando técnicas teatrais para adicionar profundidade. A capacidade de Park de moldar personagens em um nível psicológico é verdadeiramente magistral.






























