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A Bittersweet Life (2005)

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Ji-woon Kim Director

previously directed Three... Extremes II

Kim Sun-woo, a loyal enforcer for a powerful crime boss, is given the task of finding out if his employer's wife is fooling around behind his back. When he finds himself falling for the woman in question Kim is forced to deal with the brutal repercussions of his actions.

Trivia:

The Korean title "Dalkomhan Insaeng" and the name of the bar "La Dolce Vita" translate to "The Sweet Life". As an ironic touch the International English title is called "A Bittersweet Life".

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Reference: Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Quote: President Baek

Life is pain. Didn't you know that?

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Writers
	Ji-woon Kim	Writer

Cast
	Byung-hun Lee	Sun-woo Kim
	Yeong-cheol Kim	President Kang
	Min-a Shin	Hee-soo
	Roe-ha Kim	Moon-suk
	Gi-yeong Lee	Moo-sung Oh
	Dal-su Oh	Myung-goo
	Hae-gon Kim	Tae-woong
	Ku Jin	Min-gi
	Gook-hwan Jeon	Chairman Baek
	Seong-oh Kim	Moo-sung Oh's subordinate
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Does anyone know where or how I could watch this movie?

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General Information Edit

Name	A Bittersweet Life
US Release	Jan. 1, 2005
UK Release	April 1, 2006
AUS Release	Aug. 2, 2006
Runtime	120
Language(s)	Add a new language Korean
Genre(s)	Add a new genre Drama Action
Theme(s)	Add a new theme
Rating	R
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