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Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020)

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Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020)

Overview

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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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.8

Overview

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.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Prime Video logoPrime Video
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film is a neo-noir crime thriller that explores human greed and desperation, focusing on the destructive consequences of individual moral failings and choices rather than promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies or systems.

The film features a diverse South Korean cast that is appropriate for its cultural setting, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of roles traditionally associated with Western contexts. Its narrative focuses on universal themes of greed and survival, rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.

Secondary

The film 'Beasts Clawing at Straws' does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its plot. The narrative centers on a complex web of individuals entangled in a crime involving a lost bag of money, with no elements related to queer identity present.

The film "Beasts Clawing at Straws" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a complex crime thriller involving various individuals entangled by a bag of money, without any elements related to transgender identity or experiences.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

This film is an original story and not an adaptation of any prior source material, nor does it feature historical figures or legacy characters. Therefore, no characters existed with a pre-established gender to be swapped.

This South Korean film is an adaptation of a Japanese novel. While the characters' nationality shifts from Japanese to Korean, both fall within the broader East Asian racial category. This change is considered an ethnic/national shift, not a race swap, per the provided definition's exclusions.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.0
The Movie Database logo
7.1

Critic Ratings

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9.4
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N/A

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