Beasts That Cling to the Straw

'Beasts That Cling to the Straw', 2020

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.

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.

Director

Kim Yong-Hoon

Runtime

108 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Drama

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Beasts That Cling to the Straw

Kim Yong-Hoon, 2020

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Awards

Rotterdam International Film Festival

Nominated

2020

Tiger Award

Winner

2020

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Storyline

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.

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.

Summary

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.

Synopsis

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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Cast & crew

Cast

Sung-Woo Bae

Actor

Woo-sung Jung

Actor/Actress

Do-yeon Jeon

Actor/Actress

Crew

Director

Keisuke Sone

Screenwriter

Kim Yong-Hoon

Screenwriter

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