The film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival last month, has garnered well-deserved raves and comparisons to Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning Parasite -- while also giving a jolt of optimism to a struggling Korean film industry. In No Other Choice, paper -- an analog product being overtaken by automation, digital screens and AI -- is a clear parallel for the film industry. "Right now the film industry is having a very rough time in Korea," Park said. Star Lee Byung-hun said the connection between cinema and the disappearing paper industry in No Other Choice was unmistakable. "The film changes every time I watch," Lee said.