Beasts Clawing at Straws
“When it comes to money... trust no-one.”
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.
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Cast
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Jeon Do-yeon
Yeon Hee
Known for
Kill Boksoon
The Housemaid
Jung Woo-sung
Tae Young
Known for
A Moment to Remember
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Bae Sung-woo
Joong Man
Known for
The 8 Show
Light Shop
Jeong Man-sik
Du Man
Known for
Vagabond
Good Boy
Yoon Je-moon
Myung Gu
Known for
The King's Affection
Mother
Jin Kyung
Young Sun
Known for
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Pinocchio
Jung Man-sik
Doo-man
Shin Hyun-been
Mi Ran
Known for
Hospital Playlist
Colony
Park Ji-hwan
Bungeo
Known for
Touch Your Heart
Gyeongseong Creature
Jung Ga-ram
Jin Tae
Known for
Love Alarm
Gangnam B-Side
Bae Jin-woong
Catfish
Known for
The Chronicles of Evil
Kim Jun-han
Jae Hoon
Known for
Newtopia
Hospital Playlist
Kim Yong-hoon Director · Keisuke Sone Author Kang Nene Composer
Worldwide gross $5.7M · First release January 26, 2020 · Produced in South Korea
Box office
Worldwide gross
$5,707,415
Production
BA Entertainment
Production
Plus M Entertainment
Production
South Korea
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Languages
Original title
지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
Netherlands · January 26, 2020
Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
South Korea · February 19, 2020
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
June 17, 2020 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 7, 2021 · Digital
Italy
June 26, 2020 · Premiere · Far East Film Festival 22
September 15, 2022 · Theatrical
Japan
February 19, 2021 · Digital
Russia
October 3, 2020 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
December 7, 2020 · Digital
Singapore
July 30, 2020 · Limited theatrical
Spain
December 3, 2021 · Theatrical · Festival Films
Switzerland
January 22, 2021 · Digital
Taiwan
March 27, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 13, 2021 · Digital
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