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Beasts Clawing at Straws

2020 · 108 min

A twisty, grimly funny crime puzzle where desperate people chase the same bag of cash and every choice tightens the noose.

Tagline
When it comes to money... trust no-one.
Overview
A struggling restaurant owner, caring for his sick mom, finds a bag of cash in a sauna locker, while a customs officer gets into trouble when his girlfriend runs off with money he borrowed from a loan shark.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller, crime, drama
Directed by
Kim Yong-hoon
Written by
Kim Yong-hoon
Starring
Jeon Do-yeon, Jung Woo-sung, Bae Sung-woo, Jeong Man-sik, Yoon Je-moon, Jin Kyung, Shin Hyun-been, Park Ji-hwan
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
108 min
Country
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Languages
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