Breathless (2009)

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The world is like shit and blood hurt so bad. but here is the man who touches your heart.

Sang-hoon is a lowlife gangster, a debt collector exercising thuggish ways to collect his money. The recipient of nothing but anger since his childhood, he expresses himself through violence. When he finally encounters someone who can stand up to him, feisty school-girl Yoon-hee they become unlikely friends.

• Released: 2009-04-16
• Genres: Crime, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 10m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 149 votes

Directed by Yang Ik-june.

Top cast

• Kim Kkob-bi as Yeon-hee
• Lee Hwan as Young-jae
• Yang Ik-june as Sang-hoon
• Park Jeong-soon as Seung-cheol
• Lee Seung-yeon as Hyeon-seo
• Kim Hee-soo as Hyung-in
• Lee Jin-sook as Sang-hoon's Mother
• Choi Yong-min as Hyeong-seok
• Kil Hae-yeon as Yeon-hee's Mother
• Kim Sang-won as Young Sang-hoon

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Breathless

• United States: watch free on Tubi TV
• Canada: stream on MUBI; watch free on Tubi TV

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