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Lee Dae-ro Can't Die (2005)

Lee Dae-ro Can't Die poster
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
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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.

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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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