Beasts Clawing at Straws poster

Beasts Clawing at Straws

지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들
2020South KoreaLanguage: koDirected by Kim Yong-hoon★ 7.1
Available in English: subtitled

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.

Themes and style

Tone
bleakdark comedytensecold and detached
Pacing
escalatingepisodicslow build to explosion
Story
pursuitsurvivalunravelingcon deception
Emotion
guiltfeeling powerlesslonging
Themes
class and moneypovertycorrupt institutionsfamily duty
Feel
cerebralgut punchdiscussion starterexhausting
Violence
graphic

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