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Beasts Clawing at Straws

Beasts Clawing at Straws

When it comes to money... trust no-one.

20207.11h 48m

Overview

A struggling restaurant owner, caring for his sick mom, finds a bag of cash in a sauna locker, while a customs officer gets into trouble when his girlfriend runs off with money he borrowed from a loan shark.

Directed by Kim Yong-hoon
Written by Kim Yong-hoon, Keisuke Sone, Lee Jung-hwa
Produced by Kim Ji-hoon, Billy Acumen, Yoo Young-chae
Box Office0Revenue: $5.7M

Top Cast

Jeon Do-yeon

Jeon Do-yeon

Yeon-hee

Jung Woo-sung

Jung Woo-sung

Tae-young

Bae Sung-woo

Bae Sung-woo

Joong-man

Youn Yuh-jung

Youn Yuh-jung

Soon-ja

Jeong Man-sik

Jeong Man-sik

Du-man

Jin Kyung

Jin Kyung

Young-sun

Shin Hyun-been

Shin Hyun-been

Mi-ran

Jung Ga-ram

Jung Ga-ram

Jin-tae

Park Ji-hwan

Park Ji-hwan

Bungeo

Kim Jun-han

Kim Jun-han

Jae-hoon

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookmoneybag of moneyloan shark

About Beasts Clawing at Straws

Beasts Clawing at Straws is a mystery, thriller, crime, drama film released in 2020 exploring themes of based on novel or book, money, bag of money, loan shark. Directed by Kim Yong-hoon, it stars Jeon Do-yeon, Jung Woo-sung, Bae Sung-woo. A struggling restaurant owner, caring for his sick mom, finds a bag of cash in a sauna locker, while a customs officer gets into trouble when his girlfriend runs off with money he borrowed from a loan shark.

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