Beasts Clawing At Straws 2020
108minutes
Release Date
Taiwan
cinema
Original Title
지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들
Hong Kong Title
Beasts Clawing At Straws
Plot Synopsis
It all started with one money bag. Tae-young, who daydreams about a good haul, struggling from the debt his disappeared girlfriend left behind. Jung-man, who hardly manages to support his family only with a part time job. Yeon-hee, who is chasing after for someone else's to start a clean state of her new life. Unexpected money bag with a huge amount of cash drops in front of those whose lives are cornered, as they chase after the money bag, which can be their only and last chance, the unpredicted incidents unravels upon them. Mr. Park; the loan shark, Mi-ran; the housewife of a shattered family upon crushing debt, Jin-tae; an illegal immigrant, Young-sun; who always puts family first, Sun-ja; who lost her memory due to dementia... They chase each other after and after in a vicious circle, dwelled in their own desperate situations. Standing before the worst choice they made, which believed to be the best choice ever, they plan a big haul for the last time to turn their lives around.