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The Boys (Korean: 소년들; Hanja: 少年들; RR: Sonyeondeul) is a 2022 South Korean crime drama film directed by Chung Ji-young and starring Sol Kyung-gu, Yoo Jun-sang, Jin Kyung, Heo Sung-tae and Yeom Hye-ran. The film based on the true story of the 'Samrye Nara Super Incident' (ko) that occurred in Wanju County, depicts the story of re-investigation of the boys who were identified as the culprits of a robbery and murder case that occurred at a supermarket 'Woori Super' in a small town. It had its premiere at 'Korean Cinema Today - Special Premiere' section of 27th Busan International Film Festival on October 6, 2022. It was released in South Korea on November 1, 2023.




Premise


The film is based on the true story of the 'Samrye Nara Super robbery incident' that occurred in Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do in 1999, and tells the story of the head of the investigation team who reinvestigated the boys who were pointed out as the culprits.




Cast


Sol Kyung-gu as Hwang Jun-cheol
Yoo Jun-sang as Choi Woo-seong
Jin Kyung as Yoon Mi-sook
Heo Sung-tae as Detective Park
Yeom Hye-ran as Kim Kyeong-mi
Kim Dong-young
Yoo Su-bin
Kim Kyung-ho
Han Soo-yeon as Shin Eun-hee, lawyer in charge of the retrial of the three boys




= Special appearance

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Cho Jin-woong
Yang Min-hyeok
Seo In-guk




Production


On June 9, 2020, cast of the film was revealed. Sol Kyung-gu, Yoo Jun-sang, Jin Kyung, Heo Sung-tae and Yeom Hye-ran were cast in main roles.




Release


The film premiered at 'Korean Cinema Today - Special Premiere' section of 27th Busan International Film Festival on October 6, 2022. It was also screened at the 52nd International Film Festival Rotterdam in February 2023.
The film opened the 2023 London East Asia Film Festival on October 18, 2023; before its release in South Korea on November 1.




= Home media

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The film was made available for streaming on IPTV (KT olleh TV, SK Btv, LG U+ TV), Home Choice, Google Play, Apple TV, TVING, WAVVE, Naver TV, and KT skylife from November 27, 2023.




Reception






= Box office

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The film was released on November 1, 2023, on 1037 screens. It opened at 2nd place on the South Korean box office with 57,436 people viewing the film.
As of November 26, 2023, with gross of US$3,406,306 and 468,631 admissions, it is at the 19th place among the South Korean films released in 2023.




= Critical response

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Jeong Jin-young writing in Daily Sports described the film as "the weight of a true story without being flashy". Jeong praised the performance of ensemble writing, "ensemble of talented actors, including Yeom Hye-ran, who works as a married couple with Sol Kyeong-gu, Heo Seong-tae, who walks a strange tightrope between good and evil add to the attraction." Kim Na-yeon writing in Star News opined, The Boys is a film with a great dilemma that resonates with a true story." Kim quoting director Jeong Ji-young felt that "after watching the movie, you will be able to look deeper into the inner workings of this incident."




References






External links


The Boys at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
The Boys at HanCinema
The Boys at IMDb

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