Beasts Clawing at Straws vs The Adversary
Beasts Clawing at Straws has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.6/10 for The Adversary). Beasts Clawing at Straws is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 9m. The Adversary is the older of the two (2002 against 2020). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Beasts Clawing at Straws
The Adversary| Beasts Clawing at Straws | The Adversary | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | South Korea | – |
| Director | Kim Yong-hoon | Nicole Garcia |
| Main cast | Bae Sung-woo, Youn Yuh-jung, Jeong Man-sik, Kim Jun-han, Park Ji-hwan | Daniel Auteuil, François Berléand, François Cluzet, Anne Loiret, Géraldine Pailhas |
Synopsis
Beasts Clawing at Straws
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.
The Adversary
Based on the 2000 book of the same name by Emmanuel Carrère, it is inspired by the real-life story of Jean-Claude Romand. L'Adversaire's protagonist Jean-Marc Faure (Auteuil) pursues an imaginary career as a doctor of medicine in a plot more closely based on Romand's life and Carrère's book than was Laurent Cantet's 2001 film L'Emploi du Temps. The film was nominated for a Palme d'Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
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