Beasts Clawing at Straws
| Beasts Clawing at Straws | |
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| Hangul | 지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들 |
| RR | Jipuragirado japgo sipeun jimseungdeul |
| MR | Chip'uragirado chapko sip'ŭn chimsŭngdŭl |
| Directed by | Kim Yong-hoon |
| Written by | Kim Yong-hoon |
| Based on | Beasts Clawing at Straws by Keisuke Sone |
| Produced by | Kim Jin-sun |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kim Tae-sung |
| Edited by | Han Mi-yeon |
| Music by | Nene Kang |
Production company | B.A. Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Megabox Plus M |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$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.