Beasts Clawing at Straws
Feb 19 2020
•2h 48m
•Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Drama
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.
Cast
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Jeon Do-yeon
Yeon-hee
Jung Woo-sung
Tae-young
Bae Sung-woo
Joong-man
Youn Yuh-jung
Soon-ja
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