A Bittersweet Life 4K 2005 Director's Cut Ultra HD 2160p

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"A Bittersweet Life" (2005) is a gripping South Korean crime thriller directed by Kim Jee-woon. The film follows Sun-woo, a loyal and efficient enforcer for a powerful crime boss. When tasked with surveilling the boss's young mistress suspected of infidelity, Sun-woo finds himself embroiled in a complex web of deceit, loyalty, and vengeance. His decision to spare her life sets off a violent chain of events that pits him against his own organization. The film is renowned for its stylish cinematography, intense action sequences, and its poignant exploration of honor and betrayal in the criminal underworld.

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I had the luck to watch this gem at the Fantasy-Film-Festival in Frankfurt yesterday. It was shown in a theater with about 600 seats and against my expectations the room was packed with people.

In comparison with Oldboy or Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance the story is not as deep and goes more straightforward to the pure revenge theme. But this does not make the movie less enjoyable. The cinematography is brilliant and the main-character delivers a great performance. It contains beautifully choreographed martial-arts and gunfight scenes with references to masterpieces like Taxi Driver and Kill Bill.

Despite the fact it is very harsh in some scenes the humor does not come to short. The scene with a discussion of Korean-Russian wannabe-gangsters made me nearly wet my pants.