A Bittersweet Life

Action and Adventure

2005

2hrs

Directed by Kim Jee-woon and Doo Hong Jung

Republic of Korea

Korean with English subtitles

A hitman becomes the target in this ultra-stylish neo noir from Kim Jee-woon.

Classic neo-noir thriller from Kim Jee-woon (I Saw the Devil, A Tale of Two Sisters), starring Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game). Gangster Sun-woo has worked his way up the ranks, earning the trust of his crime boss Mr. Kang who assigns him to follow his mistress. But Sun-woo becomes the target when he chooses to spare the mistress and her secret lover.

Featuring

Lee Byung-heon, Kim Yeong-cheol, Shin Mina, Kim Rwe-ha and Lee Ki-young

Genres

Action and Adventure, Crime

Certificate

Contains strong bloody violence

Accessibility

Closed captions