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Beasts Clawing at Straws(2020)
Status: Released
Date: 2020-02-19
71%
267 Votes
Time: 1h 48m
When it comes to money... trust no-one.
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.
Languages: Korean.
Countries:
South Korea
Revenue: $5,707,415.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Beasts Clawing at Straws
Top 10 Billed Cast
전도연
Yeon-hee
정우성
Tae-young
배성우
Joong-man
윤여정
Soon-ja
정만식
Du-man
진경
Young-sun
신현빈
Mi-ran
정가람
Jin-tae
박지환
Bungeo
김준한
Jae-hoon
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