Beasts Clawing at Straws

Beasts Clawing at Straws
Official release poster
Hangul
지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들
RRJipuragirado japgo sipeun jimseungdeul
MRChip'uragirado chapko sip'ŭn chimsŭngdŭl
Directed byKim Yong-hoon
Written byKim Yong-hoon
Based onBeasts Clawing at Straws
by Keisuke Sone
Produced byKim Jin-sun
Starring
CinematographyKim Tae-sung
Edited byHan Mi-yeon
Music byNene Kang
Production
company
B.A. Entertainment
Distributed byMegabox Plus M
Release dates
  • January 25, 2020 (2020-01-25) (IFFR)
  • February 19, 2020 (2020-02-19) (South Korea)
Running time
108 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$5.8 million

Beasts Clawing at Straws (Korean: 지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들, Japanese: 藁にもすがる獣たち Wara ni mo sugaru kemonotachi) is a 2020 South Korean neo-noir black comedy crime thriller film written and directed by Kim Yong-hoon as his debut feature film. Based on the 2011 Japanese novel of the same name by Keisuke Sone, it features an ensemble cast led by Jeon Do-yeon and Jung Woo-sung. It was released on February 19, 2020.

The film had its world premiere at the 49th International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 25, 2020, in the Tiger Competition.