A Bittersweet Life
Original title: Dalkomhan insaeng
“When doing right goes very, very wrong.”
2005 · 1 h 59 min
Cast
Lee Byung-hun Shin Min-a Kim Yeong-cheol 
Hwang Jung-min 
Kim Roe-ha Kim Hae-gon
Credits
Written by: 
Kim Jee-woon
Plot
A loyal gangster enforcer is punished for a small act of mercy and takes violent revenge on his boss.
Sinekatalog’s take
Kim Jee-woon's slick, stylish noir is melancholy and violent, with a great Lee Byung-hun.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (48,150 votes)
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