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A Bittersweet Life
Why this pick
Its sleek Seoul-noir world, morally compromised enforcer and fatal pull between professional duty and private feeling closely echo The Shameless's bruised romantic tension.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2015 1h 58m KOR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The police are staking out Park Joon-gil for the murder of Hwang Choong-nam, and jaded detective Jung Jae-gon is being pressured to close the case, particularly by his former superior Moon Ki-beom, who lost his badge for corruption. Joon-gil was once the mob enforcer for Jay Investment, but had fallen out of favor when he embezzled and stole the heart of Kim Hye-kyung, the girlfriend of the company's vice president Park Jong-ho.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jeon Do-yeon
Kim Hye-kyung
Kim Nam-gil
Jeong Jae-gon
Park Sung-woong
Park Joon-gil
Kim Min-jae
Min Young-ki