Lee Dae-ro Can't Die (2005)
- Original title
- 이대로, 죽을 순 없다
- Directed by
- Lee Young-eun
- Genre
- action comedy film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A corrupt police officer learns he has three months to live. He plans to get himself killed so his wife will get his life insurance money.
light-heartedfranticabsurdwryenergeticbittersweetfast-pacedcomedic
What happens
Lee Dae-ro Can't Die (Korean: 이대로, 죽을 순 없다), also known as Short Time, is a 2005 South Korean action film about a corrupt police officer who is told he has only three months to live, and plots his own death so his wife can collect his insurance policy. The film was released to South Korean cinemas on August 18 and received a total of 838,419 admissions nationwide. The film is similar to that of the 1990 American dark comedy film, Short Time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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