A Bittersweet Life

2005 Action/Adventure | Drama | Suspense/Thriller
75%

An elegant sky lounge floating like an island in the sky above Seoul, it's like Sun Woo's own little castle. After 7 years he has climbed to the top, managing the upscale lounge and restaurant. An intelligent, cool-headed perfectionist, Sun Woo has earned the absolute trust of his boss with his undivided loyalty and by adeptly managing the business. His boss, Mr. Kang, is a callous man with a secret -- his young love, Hee-soo. When Mr. Kang suspects Hee-soo might have another boyfriend, he orders Sun-woo to keep a close eye on her and to kill her if she has betrayed him. After following her for a few days, Sun-woo barges in on Hee-soo and her boyfriend with a clear mission -- but to his own surprise, he lets them go. Sun-woo hopes everything will just go back to the way they were. But his decision has launched an irreversible war with the whole gang, guys who were like brothers just the day before.

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A Bittersweet Life

Underworld enforcer Sun-woo's (Lee) unquestionable loyalty is rewarded by his mob boss when he's asked to keep an eye on his girlfriend Hee-soo (Shin) - whom the boss suspects of playing around. Sun-woo follows Hee-soo all over town and subsequently falls in love with her, but when she is caught in the act of cheating on the boss, Sun-woo does the unthinkable and grants her an act of mercy. The boss, who expects his word to be carried out to the letter, sends some hoods around to Sun-woo to extract an apology through torture. Sun-woo escapes and begins the long road to revenge, taking out everyone as he goes.

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