Friday, April 24, 2020

Dalkomhan insaeng/ A Bittersweet Life (2005)

The right hand of a gangster begins to act freely and must face the consequences.

Purely lyrical, simple and enchanting, A Bittersweet Life tells a story exactly as the title says: sweet and bitter. In a very colorful setting: Korean mafia, Russian comedians, young love, old vanity, we meet Kim Sun-woo: right hand, faithful dog, recognized specialist, a character that delights us and leaves us constantly contradicted by his unique ability to be at the same time so good at being bad and so unskilled at being simple.

Director: Jee-woon Kim
Screenplay: Jee-woon Kim
Cu: Byung-hun Lee, Jeong-min Hwang, Yu-mi Jeong, Ku Jin

Rating: 9/10

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