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==Profile==
* '''Movie:''' Beasts Clawing At Straws
* '''Revised romanization:''' Jipuragirado Jabgo Sipeun Jimseungdeul
* '''Hangul:''' 지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들
* '''Director:''' [[Kim Yong-Hoon (director)|Kim Yong-Hoon]]
* '''Writer:''' [[Keisuke Sone]] (novel), [[Kim Yong-Hoon (director)|Kim Yong-Hoon]]
* '''Producer:''' Kim Ji-Hoon
* '''Cinematographer:''' Kim Tae-Sung
* '''Release Date:''' February 19, 2020
* '''Runtime:''' 108 min.
* '''Genre:''' [[:Category:Mystery films|Mystery]] / [[:Category:Thriller films|Thriller]]
* '''Distributor:''' [[Megabox Plus M]]
* '''Language:''' Korean
* '''Country:''' South Korea

==Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©==
After failing in business, Joong-Man ([[Bae Sung-Woo]]) works part-time at a bathhouse. He is in a difficult financial situation and he lives with his mother, who has Alzheimer's disease. At the bathhouse, Joong-Man discovers a bag filled with cash in a locker. He decides to take the money.

Tae-Young ([[Jung Woo-Sung]]) works as a customs officer. He borrows a large sum of money from a loan shark and lends the money to his girlfriend Yeon-Hee ([[Jeon Do-Yeon]]). Yeon-Hee runs a business, but she suddenly disappears. The loan shark begins pressuring Tae-Young for his money. A woman's dead body is found and the dead body is assumed to be that of Yeon-Hee. Meanwhile, Mi-Ran ([[Shin Hyun-Bin]]) lost a lot of money in the stock market. She also has to deal with her physically abusive husband and she works as a bar hostess to make money. One day, her customer Jin-Tae ([[Jung Ga-Ram]]) offers to kill her husband. The relationships of these people, who have different desires, is revealed.

==Notes==
# Based on novel "Wara nimo Sugaru Kemonotachi" by [[Keisuke Sone]] (published August 5, 2011 by Kodansha).
# Filming began August 30, 2018 and finished November 30, 2018.

==Cast==
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|1name=Jeon Do-Yeon
|1charactername=Yeon-Hee
|2picture=File:Beasts Clawing At Straws-Jung Woo-Sung.jpg
|2name=Jung Woo-Sung
|2charactername=Tae-Young
|3picture=File:Beasts Clawing At Straws-Bae Sung-Woo.jpg
|3name=Bae Sung-Woo
|3charactername=Joong-Man
|4picture=File:Beasts Clawing At Straws-Youn Yuh-Jung.jpg
|4name=Youn Yuh-Jung
|4charactername=Soon-Ja
|5picture=File:Beasts Clawing At Straws-Jeong Man-Sik.jpg
|5name=Jeong Man-Sik
|5charactername=Doo-Man
|6picture=File:Beasts Clawing At Straws-Jin Kyung.jpg
|6name=Jin Kyung
|6charactername=Young-Sun
|7picture=File:Beasts Clawing At Straws-Shin Hyun-Bin.jpg
|7name=Shin Hyun-Bin
|7charactername=Mi-Ran
|8picture=File:Beasts Clawing At Straws-Jung Ga Ram.jpg
|8name=Jung Ga-Ram
|8charactername=Jin-Tae
|9picture=File:Beasts Clawing At Straws-Park Ji-Hwan.jpg
|9name=Park Ji-Hwan (1980){{!}}Park Ji-Hwan
|9charactername=Boongeo
|10picture=File:Beasts Clawing At Straws-Kim Joon-Han.jpg
|10name=Kim Joon-Han (1983){{!}}Kim Joon-Han
|10charactername=Jae-Hoon
|11picture=File:Beasts Clawing At Straws-Heo Dong-Won.jpg
|11name=Heo Dong-Won (1980){{!}}Heo Dong-Won
|11charactername=manager
|12picture=File:Beasts Clawing At Straws-Bae Jin-Woong.jpg
|12name=Bae Jin-Woong (1982){{!}}Bae Jin-Woong
|12charactername=Meki
|13picture=File:Beasts Clawing At Straws-Yoon Je-Moon.jpg
|13name=Yoon Je-Moon
|13charactername=Myung-Goo
}}
'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[Kwon Hyuk-Bum (1985)|Kwon Hyuk-Bum]] - Yoon-Ho
* [[Lee E-Dam]] - Joong-Man's daughter
* [[Jo Jae-Wan]] - sauna detective 1
* [[Kim Jin-Man (1982)|Kim Jin-Man]] - sauna detective 2
* [[Jang Eui-Don (actor)|Jang Eui-Don]] - detective 5
* [[Kang Sung-Ho (1970)|Kang Sung-Ho]] - Mi-Ran's house detective 1
* [[Park Jung-Min (1978)|Park Jung-Min]] - Mi-Ran's house detective 2
* [[Shim So-Young (1970)|Shim So-Young]] - flower shop owner
* [[Kim Dae-Han (1992)|Kim Dae-Han]] - Doo-Man gang's member 1
* [[Ha Jae-Yeol (1991)|Ha Jae-Yeol]] - Doo-Man gang's member 4
* [[Seon Yool-Woo (1986)|Seon Yool-Woo]] - Doo-Man gang's member 5
* [[Yoon Tae-Soo (1990)|Yoon Tae-Soo]] - new part-time worker
* [[Kim Jeong-Han (1983)|Kim Jeong-Han]] - junkyard staff
* [[Yun Seo-Jeong (1979)|Yun Seo-Jeong]] - insurance company employee
* [[Sung Do-Hyun]] - violent man
* [[Lim Ho-Jun (1979)|Lim Ho-Jun]] - bar manager
* [[Hong Sung-Duk]] - security guard
* [[Oh Ki-Hwan (1980)|Oh Ki-Hwan]] - man resembling Jae-Hoon
* [[Uhm Tae-Ok (actor)|Uhm Tae-Ok]] - raw fish restaurant owner

==Trailers==
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==Awards==
* [[2020 (41st) Blue Dragon Film Awards]] - February 9, 2021
** '''Best Film Editing''' (Han Mi-Yeon)

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[[Category:South Korean films]]
[[Category:2020 South Korean films]]
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-# Based on novel "Wara nimo Sugaru Kemonotachi" by [[Keisuke Sone]] (published August 5, 2011 by Kodansha).
+# Based on novel "Wara nimo Sugaru Kemono tachi" by [[Keisuke Sone]] (published August 5, 2011 by Kodansha).
 # Filming began August 30, 2018 and finished November 30, 2018.
 # Related titles (movies):
 ## [[Beasts Clawing At Straws]] | Jipuragirado Jabgo Sipeun Jimseungdeul (2020)
-## [[Wara nimo Sugaru Kemonotachi]] (2026)
+## [[Wara nimo Sugaru Kemono tachi]] (2026)
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