Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020)
- Original title
- 지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들
- Directed by
- Kim Yong-hoon
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, thriller film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 279 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
Desperate people face a series of interconnected dilemmas involving money, violence, and survival. Their paths cross as they each try to grab hold of something that can save them.
darkly comictensebleakunpredictablegrittysuspensefuldesperatetwisty
What happens
Beasts Clawing at Straws (Korean: 지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들, Japanese: 藁にもすがる獣たち Wara ni mo sugaru kemonotachi) is a 2020 South Korean neo-noir black comedy crime thriller film written and directed by Kim Yong-hoon as his debut feature film. Based on the 2011 Japanese novel of the same name by Keisuke Sone, it features an ensemble cast led by Jeon Do-yeon and Jung Woo-sung. The film had its world premiere at the Tiger Competition of the 49th International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 25, 2020, where it won the Special Jury Award. It was released in South Korea on February 19. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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