李圭贤

讲述了Aoncepromisingbaseballstarisconstantlyhuntedbytwohitmenwhenayoungboyaskshimtosellhisbaseballjacket.Ahighschoolstudentacquiresasleepcontroldevicetohelphimwithhisexams,andendsupgettingmoreacquaintedwiththesellerintheprocess.Aprisonguardbuysaguitarandplaysonelastsongwitharockbandafterhefindsoutthathisnumberhasbeencalledup…tobeanexecutioner.AnEnglishtutorandamateurjournalistinvestigatingamurdercasemakesanoffertogaininformationontheinvolvementof…aoncepromisingbaseballstar.GOODDEALisawoventapestryoftheinterconnectedlivesofpeoplestrivingthroughtheday-to-dayofcontemporaryKoreansociety.Quiteaspectrumofthemesarecovered:romance,crime,sports,famly,work,andevenRussianliterature!Aseachofitscharactersseektomakea“deal”withanotherpersontohelpthemstayaheadorevenstayalive,theyfindtheirinteractionsmuchmoreinvolvedandcomplexthantheyfirstthought.WrittenanddirectedbyChoKyuong-ho,thefilmmixeswickedlydarkhumorandsinceresentimentalitythroughitsinterwovenyetstillseamlesslylinearstyleofstorytelling.