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Breathless

Breathless

The world is like shit and blood hurt so bad. but here is the man who touches your heart.

20097.12h 10m

Overview

Sang-hoon is a lowlife gangster, a debt collector exercising thuggish ways to collect his money. The recipient of nothing but anger since his childhood, he expresses himself through violence. When he finally encounters someone who can stand up to him, feisty school-girl Yoon-hee they become unlikely friends.

Directed by Yang Ik-june
Written by Yang Ik-june
Produced by Jang Seong-jin
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Top Cast

Yang Ik-june

Yang Ik-june

Sang-hoon

Kim Kkob-bi

Kim Kkob-bi

Yeon-hee

Lee Hwan

Lee Hwan

Young-jae

P

Park Jeong-soon

Seung-cheol

Lee Seung-yeon

Lee Seung-yeon

Hyeon-seo

K

Kim Hee-soo

Hyung-in

Choi Yong-min

Choi Yong-min

Hyeong-seok

Kil Hae-yeon

Kil Hae-yeon

Yeon-hee's Mother

J

Ji Seon-ae

Jun-hee

Jeong Man-sik

Jeong Man-sik

Man-sik

Themes & Keywords

gangsterloan shark

About Breathless

Breathless is a crime, drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of gangster, loan shark. Directed by Yang Ik-june, it stars Yang Ik-june, Kim Kkob-bi, Lee Hwan. Sang-hoon is a lowlife gangster, a debt collector exercising thuggish ways to collect his money. The recipient of nothing but anger since his childhood, he expresses himself through violence. When he finally encounters someone who can stand up to him, feisty school-girl Yoon-hee they become unlikely friends.

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