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