A Bittersweet Life(2005)
“When doing right goes very, very wrong.”
Overview
Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Hee-soo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a younger man with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.
Director
Kim Jee-woon
Studio
Bom Film Productions
Revenue
$8M
Cast
Lee Byung-hun
as Sun-woo
Kim Yeong-cheol
as Mr. Kang
Shin Min-a
as Hee-soo
Kim Roi-ha
as Moon-seok
Lee Ki-young
as Oh Moo-seong
Hwang Jung-min
as Mr. Baek
Eric Mun
as Tae-goo
Oh Dal-su
as Myeong-goo
Kim Hae-gon
as Tae-woong
Kim Han
as Se-yoon
Jin Goo
as Min-gi
Lee Hang-soo
as Chairman Won
Where to Watch
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Movie Facts
Release Year
2005
Runtime
1h 59m
Language
Korean
Rating
7.4 / 10
Box Office
$8M
Production Companies
Bom Film Productions • CJ Entertainment
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Where can I watch A Bittersweet Life?▼
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What is A Bittersweet Life about?▼
Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Hee-soo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a younger man with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.
Who directed A Bittersweet Life?▼
A Bittersweet Life was directed by Kim Jee-woon and released in 2005. It is a action, drama, crime film.
How long is A Bittersweet Life?▼
A Bittersweet Life has a runtime of 1 hours and 59 minutes (119 minutes total).
Who stars in A Bittersweet Life?▼
The cast of A Bittersweet Life includes Lee Byung-hun as Sun-woo, Kim Yeong-cheol as Mr. Kang, Shin Min-a as Hee-soo, Kim Roi-ha as Moon-seok, Lee Ki-young as Oh Moo-seong and more.
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