Film Picks: Singapore works on Netflix, Asian Film Archive's For The Record, Beasts Clawing At Straws

A still from the film Beasts Clawing At Straws starring Jeon Do-yeon. PHOTO: THE PROJECTOR
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108 minutes/The Projector/4 stars

A gangster, karaoke hostess, corrupt civil servant and his evil ex-wife (played by veteran actress Jeon Do-yeon) are among the characters brought together in this stylish South Korean crime thriller adapted from the 2011 Japanese novel of the same name.

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