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Kim most recently starred as Kim Hyeon-joo in Netflix’s Bloodhounds, a 2023 drama following a young boxer and his mother who fall victim to the violent whims of a loan shark.
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Claire Franken, TVLine, 16 Feb. 2025
Pattinson plays Mickey Barnes, who, after getting lured into a bad investment by his shady friend Timo (Steven Yeun), finds himself, in 2054, on the wrong side of sadistic loan shark Darius (Ian Hanmore).
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
After a harrowing game of Russian roulette involving rock, paper, scissors minus one, the loan shark sacrifices his life to save Woo-seok.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Ikatan Darah is a local-language action film in which a former martial arts athlete must face a network of loan sharks to save her younger brother, who is trapped in online gambling debt and risking their family’s safety.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
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Claire Franken, TVLine, 16 Feb. 2025
Pattinson plays Mickey Barnes, who, after getting lured into a bad investment by his shady friend Timo (Steven Yeun), finds himself, in 2054, on the wrong side of sadistic loan shark Darius (Ian Hanmore).
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
After a harrowing game of Russian roulette involving rock, paper, scissors minus one, the loan shark sacrifices his life to save Woo-seok.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Ikatan Darah is a local-language action film in which a former martial arts athlete must face a network of loan sharks to save her younger brother, who is trapped in online gambling debt and risking their family’s safety.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Loan shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loan%20shark. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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