Boy
2011, Korean. Directed by Roh Hong-jin.
These days, I feared nothing
Winter 1988 - Middle school student Jin-Woo lives with his unemployed alcoholic father and his mother who frequently attempts to run away from home due to her unhappiness with her husband. Jin-Woo's older sister does whatever she wants and fumes at her mother for the life she lives. Jin-Woo feels sorry for his mom who has to support the family alone and starts to work as a newspaper delivery boy. At the newspaper distribution plant, he meets another boy named Chang-Geun who works hard to save money. Jin-Woo learns from Chang-Geun things like how to smoke, drink alcohol and how to deal with girls. Jin-Woo learns about life through Chang-Geun.
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 2 June 2011
- Original title
- 굿바이 보이
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Roh Hong-jin
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Boy runs 112 minutes (1h 52m).
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Boy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 June 2011. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
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Who directed Boy?
Boy (2011) was directed by Roh Hong-jin and stars Yeon Jun-seok, Kim So-hee, Yeo Min-joo.