Venice, Aug. 30 -- South Korean director Park Chan-wook made a triumphant return after 20 years to the Venice Film Festival, where he was greeted with a six-minute standing ovation for the twisted black comedy 'No Other Choice,' reported Variety.

Audiences were clearly thrilled to see Park and his leading man, "Squid Game" star Lee Byung-hun, who were welcomed into the Sala Grande Theatre with an enthusiastic round of applause before the film even began.

Adapted from Donald E. Westlake's mystery novel "The Axe," the story follows a middle-aged man named Man-soo (Lee) who goes to desperate lengths to gain employment after being unexpectedly fired from the paper company he worked at for 25 years, according to Variety.

As the credits stop...