A Bittersweet Life

2005 –

South Korea –

119 mins

IMDB
7.5

Rotten Tomatoes
100%

Letterboxd
3.9

A Bittersweet Life follows Sun-woo, a loyal enforcer for a crime boss. He’s assigned to watch over the boss’s young mistress and kill her if she’s unfaithful. When Sun-woo chooses mercy over violence, he faces brutal consequences, sparking a deadly conflict.

Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Kim Yeong-cheol, Shin Min-a, Kim Roi-ha, Hwang Jung-min

Genre(s): Action, Crime, Drama

Director(s): Kim Jee-woon

Writer(s): Kim Jee-woon