4 April 2008

Kim Sun-woo works as a hotel manager but he's also the ruthlessly efficient right-hand man of top underworld boss, Kang. However, Kang has a beautiful girlfriend Hee-soo and his jealousy leads him suspect her of having an affair. Sun-woo is assigned to investigate and report back his findings but finds himself falling under Hee-soo's spell, and an act of compassion enrages Kang and sees Sun-woo on the run from both his enemies and his former friends and colleagues.

The most recent work from Kim Ji-woon, director of the acclaimed A Tale of Two Sisters (Janghwa, Hongryeon, and the Hollywood remake of that one is already on the way), A Bittersweet Life (Dalkomhan insaeng) is a violent and stylish gangland thriller with echoes of Scorsese, Tarantino and De Palma but uniquely Korean in its storytelling and characters.

UK distributor Tartan have announced A Bittersweet Life for a UK DVD release as a 2-Disc Collector's Edition with optional Dolby 2.0 stereo, Dolby 5.1 surround and DTS 5.1 surround soundtracks and the following extra features:

• Director's commentary;
• Cast and crew commentary;
• Cannes festival footage;
• Deleted scenes;
• 'Making of' featurette;
• Documentary on the film's style;
• Q&A with fans;
• Sweet Sleep featurette;
• Theatrical trailer.

A Bittersweet Life - 2-Disc Collector's Edition will be release by Tartan on 23rd June 2008 at the RRP of £19.99.