

달콤한 인생
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
“When doing right goes very, very wrong.”
Synopsis & Story Arc
Official Logline
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.
Complete Cast & Crew Directory
Directing & Screenplay
Cast & Characters

Lee Byung-hun
Lee Byung-hun
as Sun-woo
Kim Yeong-cheol
Kim Yeong-cheol
as Mr. Kang
Shin Min-a
Shin Min-a
as Hee-soo
Kim Roi-ha
Kim Roi-ha
as Moon-seok
Lee Ki-young
Lee Ki-young
as Oh Moo-seong
Hwang Jung-min
Hwang Jung-min
as Mr. Baek
Eric Mun
Eric Mun
as Tae-goo
Oh Dal-su
Oh Dal-su
as Myeong-goo
Kim Hae-gon
Kim Hae-gon
as Tae-woong
Kim Han
Kim Han
as Se-yoon
Jin Goo
Jin Goo
as Min-giLee Hang-soo
Lee Hang-soo
as Chairman WonCinematography & Large-Format Specifications
Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 119 min |
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