Lee Dae-ro Can't Die

Lee Dae-ro Can't Die (Korean: 이대로, 죽을 순 없다; RR: I Daero, jugeul sun eopda), 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. The film was released to South Korean cinemas on August 18 and received a total of 838,419 admissions nationwide.^[2]

Lee Dae-ro Can't Die
Poster to Lee Dae-ro Can't Die (2005)
Hangul	이대로, 죽을 순 없다
RR	I Daero, jugeul sun eopda
MR	I Taero, chugŭl sun ŏpta
Directed by	Lee Young-eun
Written by	Hwang Jo-yun
Produced by	Kim Dong-ju Kim Young-wun
Starring	Lee Beom-soo Byeon Ju-yeon Choi Sung-kook
Cinematography	Hong Jong-gyeong
Edited by	Kim Sun-min
Music by	Han Jae-kwon
Distributed by	ShowEast
Release date	August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$4,736,013[1]

The film is similar to that of the 1990 American dark comedy film, Short Time.

Plot

An officer in the violent crimes division, Dae-ro is a hero in his daughter Hyun-ji's eyes, but in fact he's a corrupt cop, interested only in bribe money and pretty women. He is totally selfish and takes great pains to keep himself out of harm's way, avoiding the danger inherent in his job. One day, while in pursuit of a suspect, Dae-ro faints and is taken to the hospital. There he is told that he has a brain tumor and has about three months to live at most. To provide for his daughter's financial security, Dae-ro plots his own death that will appear accidental so that she will collect a sizable insurance premium.

Cast

• Lee Beom-soo
• Byeon Ju-yeon
• Choi Sung-kook
• Son Hyun-joo as Tak Mun-bae