A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Kernel Score: 85% · 973 TMDB ratings
Genres: Action, Drama, Crime
Released: 2005-04-01
Runtime: 119 minutes
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.
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Director
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
A Bittersweet Life FAQ
Is A Bittersweet Life good?
A Bittersweet Life has an 85% Kernel Score on Fresh Kernels, our own critic-informed editorial score.
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