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The Boys (2023) [N/A]

Release Date:
November 1, 2023

Original Title:
소년들

Alternate Titles:
Juvenile Murderer

Genres:
Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Aura Pictures
CJ ENM
Viva Film

Production Countries:
South Korea

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: MA 15+  KR: 15  SG: NC16 

Runtime: 124

There was no truth on that day

Overview from TheMovieDB

In 1999, a robbery-murder case occurs in a small supermarket in Samnye, Jeonbuk province. The police investigation quickly narrows down to three boys from the neighborhood, and these boys are falsely accused of being murderers overnight and are imprisoned without understanding what is happening. The following year, veteran detective Hwang Joon-cheol is newly appointed as the head of Crime Investigation Division. He receives a tip about the real culprits and embarks on a reinvestigation to clear the boys' names. However, the interference of the detective responsible for the case at the time, Choi Woo-sung, leads to everything falling apart, and Hwang is demoted. Sixteen years later, the sole witness of the case and daughter of the victim, Yoon Mi-sook, and the boys return to Hwang, seeking justice...

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Production

Co-Executive Producer:
Lee Jong-ho

Costume Design:
Yu Ji-yeon

Director:
Chung Ji-young

Director of Photography:
Kim Hyeong-seok

Editor:
Kim Sang-bum

Executive Producer:
Jeong Sang-min
Lim Ji-young
Lee Jin-eun

Lighting Director:
Kim Uk

Makeup & Hair:
Sin Eun-yeong

Martial Arts Choreographer:
Park Young-sik
Lim Wang-sub

Original Music Composer:
Sin Min

Producer:
Kim Joo-sang
Park Ji-young

Production Design:
Lee Min-a

Production Sound Mixer:
Lee Sang-jun

Props:
Cha Bong-eun
Choi Byung-wook

Set Decoration:
Kim Deok-du

Sound Supervisor:
Kim Suk-won

Special Effects Makeup Artist:
Pi Dae-seong
Seol Ha-un

Special Effects Supervisor:
Ha Seung-nam

VFX Supervisor:
Jeong Seong-uk

Writer:
Jeong Sang-hyeop

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