A Bittersweet Life (2005)
- Original title
- 달콤한 인생
- Directed by
- Kim Ji-woon
- Genre
- drama film, action film, crime film, neo-noir
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- MA 15+
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 1,003 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A loyal hitman spares the life of his boss's mistress and must face the brutal consequences. The story follows his violent struggle for survival.
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What happens
A Bittersweet Life (Korean: 달콤한 인생; RR: Dalkomhan insaeng; lit. 'The Sweet Life') is a 2005 South Korean action film written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. It stars Lee Byung-hun as Sun-woo, a hitman who becomes targeted by his boss after he spares the latter's cheating mistress. The film was released theatrically in South Korea on 1 April 2005. It opened on 265 screens throughout the country, and registered a total of 1,112,950 admissions by the end of its run. It was also screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. A 30 seconds longer director's cut was later released, featuring slight cutting and re-arrangement of scenes, swapping of music placement and some additional scenes that do not appear in the theatrical cut. The film received an unofficial Indian remake titled Awarapan in 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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