Beasts Clawing at Straws

Beasts Clawing at Straws
Official release poster
Hangul
지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들
Revised RomanizationJipuragirado Jabgo Sipeun Jibseungdeul
Directed byKim Yong-hoon
Written byKim Yong-hoon
Based onBeasts Clawing at Straws
by Keisuke Sone
Produced byKim Jin-sun
Starring
CinematographyKim Tae-sung
Edited byHan Mi-yeon
Music byNene Kang
Production
company
B.A. Entertainment
Distributed byMegabox Plus M
Release dates
  • January 25, 2020 (2020-01-25) (IFFR)
  • February 19, 2020 (2020-02-19) (South Korea)
Running time
108 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$5.8 million[1][2]

Beasts Clawing at Straws (Korean: 지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들; RR: Jipuragirado Jabgo Sipeun Jibseungdeul, Japanese: 藁にもすがる獣たち Wara ni mo sugaru kemonotachi) is a 2020 South Korean neo-noir black comedy crime thriller film written and directed by Kim Yong-hoon as his debut feature film.[3] Based on the 2011 Japanese novel of the same name by Keisuke Sone,[4] it features an ensemble cast led by Jeon Do-yeon and Jung Woo-sung.[5] It was released on February 19, 2020.[6]

The film had its world premiere at the 49th International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 25, 2020, in the Tiger Competition.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Beasts Clawing at Straws". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Kwak, Yeon-soo (January 13, 2020). "'Beasts Clawing at Straws' is nail-biting crime film". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Choi, Ji-won (January 13, 2020). "'Beasts Clawing at Straws,' awakens characters' animal spirits". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Lee, Jae-lim (January 13, 2020). "When money turns regular people into savages: 'Beasts Clawing at Straws' stars a veteran cast doing whatever it takes to win". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Choi, Ji-won (February 21, 2020). "[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Conran, Pierce (December 27, 2019). "Beasts Clawing at Straws Invited to IFFR Tiger Competition". Korean Film Council. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  8. ^ Park, Yuna (December 19, 2019). "'Beasts Clawing at Straws' to get premiere at Film Festival Rotterdam". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 20, 2020.