Beasts Clawing at Straws

Beasts Clawing at Straws

When it comes to money... trust no-one.

2020•1h 48m•7.1/10

MysteryThrillerCrimeDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(279)

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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Production

BA Entertainment, Plus M Entertainment

Language

KO

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jeon Do-yeon

Jeon Do-yeon

Yeon-hee

Jung Woo-sung

Jung Woo-sung

Tae-young

Bae Sung-woo

Bae Sung-woo

Joong-man

Youn Yuh-jung

Youn Yuh-jung

Soon-ja

Jeong Man-sik

Jeong Man-sik

Du-man

Jin Kyung

Jin Kyung

Young-sun

Shin Hyun-been

Shin Hyun-been

Mi-ran

Jung Ga-ram

Jung Ga-ram

Jin-tae

Park Ji-hwan

Park Ji-hwan

Bungeo

Kim Jun-han

Kim Jun-han

Jae-hoon

Heo Dong-won

Heo Dong-won

Sauna Manager

Bae Jin-woong

Bae Jin-woong

Catfish

Yoon Je-moon

Yoon Je-moon

Myung-gu

Kwon Hyeok-beom

Kwon Hyeok-beom

Yoon-ho

Lee E-dam

Lee E-dam

Joong-man's Daughter

Hwang In-sung

Announcer

Shim So-young

Shim So-young

Flower

Cho Jae-wan

Cho Jae-wan

Sauna Detective 1

Kim Jin-man

Kim Jin-man

Sauna Detective 2

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