Movie: Lee Dae-ro Can't Die

Top 10 Billed Cast

Lee Beom-soo
이범수

Lee Dae-roh

Choi Sung-kook
최성국

Detective Cha Jin-chul

Son Hyun-joo
손현주

Detective Kang Jong-tae

Byeon Ju-yeon
변주연

Lee Hyun-ji

Kang Sung-yeon
강성연

Kim Young-sook

Park Choong-seon
박충선

Detective Park

Ryu Tae-ho
류태호

Jason Park

Choo Ja-hyun
추자현

Yang Jung-ae

Jo Min-ki
조민기

Section chief Jo

Yoo Hai-jin
유해진

Hankal

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    Lee Dae-ro Can't Die (이대로, 죽을 순 없다, also known as Short Time) is a 2005 South Korean action film about a corrupt police officer who is told he has only three months to live, and plots his own death so his wife can collect his insurance policy.

  • Release Date

    2005-08-18

  • Average

    5.2

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
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  • Languages:

    한국어/조선말
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