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Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020)
Directed by Kim Yong-hoon
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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.
Length 108 minutes
Actors
Jeon Do-yeon | Woo-sung Jung | Bae Seong-woo | Youn Yuh-jung | Jeong Man-sik | Jin Kyung | Shin Hyun-bin | Jung Ga-ram | Park Ji-hwan | Kim Jun-han | Heo Dong-won | Bae Jin-woong | Je-mun Yun | Kwon Hyeok-beom | Lee E-dam | Hwang In-sung
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/12/2021 | TV | DVD | Library | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
This would have been a FF selection in 2020 had we not had the pandemic. Korean black comedy? Definitely a FF pick. Not surprised that Artsploitation Films nabbed this title (tbh I didn’t realize they were still a viable label rn). That said, I was expecting something even more extreme than what’s given here (based on prior Artsploitation acquisitions). So I was bracing myself for the duration. Fortunately it’s not that bad (good) yet definitely a fun flick that feels like a throwback to the nineties Tarantino era.
Entertaining watching all these separate stories converge. Would be a fun movie night flick. Lots of great actors involved including the grandmother from MINARI, Youn Yuh-jung, and one of the leads from GOOD BAD WEIRD, Jung Woo-sung.
In order to view this I had to hook up my Panasonic XP30 which I had taken apart to remove a stuck disc. The tray was having issues so I wasn’t planning on using it again but since the Philips player I have on hand requires the remote, which is in Colorado, I can’t turn on the subtitles. Was able to get the XP30 to read the disc and play it w/subs.
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