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The Boys

2023, Korean. Directed by Chung Ji-young.

There was no truth on that day.

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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Released
1 November 2023
Original title
소년들
Country
South Korea
Written by
Jeong Sang-hyeop
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The Boys is based on a true story.

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The Boys (2023) was directed by Chung Ji-young and stars Sul Kyung-gu, Yu Jun-sang, Jin Kyung.

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