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Beasts Clawing at Straws
7.8
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1,947 Ratings

BEASTS CLAWING AT STRAWS

지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들 | Jipuragirado japgo sipeun jimseungdeul

Directed by Kim Yong-hoon
South Korea, 2020
Drama, Crime, Thriller

Synopsis

A Louis Vuitton bag stuffed full of cash sends a group of lowlifes on a desperate chase for fortune. Fish-mongering gangsters, a greasy cop, an “innocent” gym cleaner, a young sex worker, her abusive husband, her ruthless boss and her clueless boyfriend al scheme to get their hands on the bag.

Synopsis

A Louis Vuitton bag stuffed full of cash sends a group of lowlifes on a desperate chase for fortune. Fish-mongering gangsters, a greasy cop, an “innocent” gym cleaner, a young sex worker, her abusive husband, her ruthless boss and her clueless boyfriend al scheme to get their hands on the bag.

Our take

Packed with eye-popping twists, Kim Yong-hoon’s supremely entertaining comedy-thriller is a wildly stylized ride, full of wicked humor and neon-lit nefarious deeds. With an impressive cast including Oscar®-winner Youn Yuh-jung, this dog-eat-dog tale mixes social satire with devilish genre pleasures.