A Bittersweet Life

7.4 2005 Kim Jee-woon 1h 59m
Action Drama Crime
A Bittersweet Life

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 mus

Cast

Lee Byung-hun Lee Byung-hun Sun-woo
Kim Yeong-cheol Kim Yeong-cheol Mr. Kang
Shin Min-a Shin Min-a Hee-soo
Kim Roi-ha Kim Roi-ha Moon-seok
Lee Ki-young Lee Ki-young Oh Moo-seong
Hwang Jung-min Hwang Jung-min Mr. Baek
Eric Mun Eric Mun Tae-goo
Oh Dal-su Oh Dal-su Myeong-goo

Vibes

Chill Heart Pounding Visually Stunning Hidden Gem

Double Feature Pairings

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