A Bittersweet Life
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- Movie: A Bittersweet Life
- Hangul: 달콤한 인생
- Revised romanization: Dalkomhan insaeng
- Director: Kim Jee-Woon
- Writer: Kim Jee-Woon
- Producer: Yu-jin Lee, Jeong-wan Oh
- Cinemotagraphy: Ji-yong Kim
- Release Date: 120 min.
- Runtime: April 1, 2005
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Gangland boss Kang (Kim Yeong-Cheol) suspects his girlfriend of being unfaithful and sends his trusted right hand man Sun-woo (Lee Byung-Hun), to sort out the problem. In an uncharacteristic moment of weakness, Sun-woo falls for Hee-Su (Shin Min-A), taken in by her grace and humanity. When Sun-woo finally catches Huei-Su with her lover, he finds himself unable to kill her and allows her to flee. This infuriates Kang and order his thugs to savagely beat him and leave him for dead. However, they do not finish the job and when Sun-woo eventually revives himself, he has nothing but vengeance on his mind.
Notes
- Premiered at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
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| Lee Byung-Hun | Shin Min-A | Kim Yeong-Cheol | Hwang Jung-Min | Kim Roe-Ha |
| Sun-Woo | Hee-Soo | Mr. Kang | President Baek | Mun-Suk |
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![link=Oh Dal-Su]](/File:A_Bittersweet_Life-Oh_Dal-Su.jpg)
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| Kim Hae-Gon - | Eric (Moon Jung-Hyuk) | Oh Dal-Su | Lee Gi-Yeong | Jin Goo |
| Gun Dealer | Gun Dealer's Brother | Myung-Gu | Mu-Sung | Min-Gi |
Additional Cast Members:
- Jung Yu-Mi
- Mu-yeong Lee
- Oh Gwang-Rok
- Kook-huan Chun
- Kim Su-Nam
- Kim Sung-Oh - Oh Moo-Seong (employee for boss)
- Kim Han - Se-Yoon
- Lee Han-Sol - Oh Moo-Seong's subordinate
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Awards
- 2005 (25th) Critics Choice Awards - November
- Best Actor - Lee Byung-Hun
- Best Music
Peter Says:
May 06 2012 11:39 am
One of my favorite movies!
Highly recommended.
Wanny Says:
Nov 23 2011 6:15 am
the ending is quite important. The part where he is shadowboxing against his own reflection is symbolic to his character, it shows that his personality is only a 'reflection' of what others think of him. you notice his reflection disappears before the credits appears, that is the fight against himself he lost. His ultimate demise was the result of this own judgement.
Jane Says:
Apr 23 2011 5:32 am
I don't think the end is stupid,
I don't understand the end.
Was everything that happened a dream,
or if it is only a flashback.
Pippoffside Says:
Mar 30 2010 1:52 am
The end is kind of stupid ...