달콤한 인생
When doing right goes very, very wrong.
Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Hee-soo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a younger man with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.
A Bittersweet Life (2005) is a action, drama and crime film directed by Kim Jee-woon, released on April 1, 2005 with a runtime of 1h 59m. It stars Lee Byung-hun, Kim Yeong-cheol, Shin Min-a and Kim Roi-ha. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 1,031 ratings.
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Lee Byung-hun
as Sun-woo
Kim Yeong-cheol
as Mr. Kang
Shin Min-a
as Hee-soo
Kim Roi-ha
as Moon-seok
Lee Ki-young
as Oh Moo-seong
Hwang Jung-min
as Mr. Baek
Eric Mun
as Tae-goo
Oh Dal-su
as Myeong-goo
Kim Hae-gon
as Tae-woong
Kim Han
as Se-yoon
Jin Goo
as Min-gi
Lee Hang-soo
as Chairman Won
Directed by Kim Jee-woon, written by Kim Jee-woon, produced by Oh Jung-wan, Choi Pyung-ho and Lee Eugene.
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 1,031 ratings.
A Bittersweet Life: When Mind and Heart Move Kim Jee-woon's "A Bittersweet Life" is less a crime drama and more a philosophical treatise dressed in the razor-sharp suit of a gangster film. From its opening invocation—"It is not the wind and trees that move, it is your mind and heart that move"—the film announces itself as something far more profound than a simple revenge narrative. The cinematography is a…
Reviewed on October 14, 2025
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A Bittersweet Life (2005) is available to stream on Joyn Plus, ProSieben Fun Amazon Channel, Seven Entertainment Amazon Channel and Amasia+ Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, maxdome Store and Sky Store. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of A Bittersweet Life (2005) includes Lee Byung-hun, Kim Yeong-cheol, Shin Min-a, Kim Roi-ha and Lee Ki-young. The film was directed by Kim Jee-woon. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
A Bittersweet Life was released on April 1, 2005 and runs for 1h 59m.
A Bittersweet Life (2005) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 1,031 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, drama and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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