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A character in this film recreates the expression of James Ensor’s painting The Man of Sorrows before he flicks an ant off his arm. This film’s director used wires to assist an actor in performing the Locust yoga pose as he sheds a tear. A character in this film (-5[1])imagines saving his sister from jumping off a dam before shooting himself. This film ends with its protagonist, whose name is a play on “Oedipus,” smiling as he embraces his daughter in the snow. This film’s lead actor ate a live octopus in a scene in which his character meets a sushi chef. This film’s protagonist uses a hammer in a single-shot fight scene down a hallway (10[1])after escaping from a hotel room after 15 years. For 10 points, name this 2003 film about an incestuous businessman’s revenge plot, directed by Park Chan-wook. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Oldboy [or Oldeuboi]
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