Neon has released the trailer for acclaimed director Park Chan-wook’s latest effort, No Other Choice, the filmmaker behind Oldboy, The Handmaiden, and Decision to Leave.

Based on Donald E. Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax, the black comedy thriller stars Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game), Son Ye-jin (Crash Landing on You), Park Hee-soon (Squid Game), Lee Sung-min (The Spy Gone North), Yeom Hye-ran (The Glory), Cha Seung-won (Night in Paradise), and Yoo Yeon-seok (When the Phone Rings).

Lee stars as a man who is abruptly laid off by the paper company where he has worked for many years. As he grows increasingly desperate in his hunt for new work, he finally finds his perfect job… and is willing to beat his competition by any means necessary.

The script was co-written by Park and Lee Kyoung-mi, Jahye Lee and Don McKellar.

No Other Choice was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best International Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards. It premiered at the Venice International Film Festival before going onto Toronto International Film Festival, Beyond Fest, New York, Sitges, and BFI London.

No Other Choice releases in select cinemas on Christmas Day, and everywhere else in January. Watch the trailer below: