THE BOYS

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE, 2023, 123 minutes, U15+, Korean w / English Subtitles

"I’ll get you out of here. Apply for the retrial."

”In 1999, a robbery-murder occurs in a small supermarket in Samnye, Jeonbuk province. The police investigation quickly narrows down to three local boys, who are falsely accused of the crime and imprisoned without understanding what is happening. The following year, veteran detective Hwang Joon-cheol is newly appointed as the head of the Crime Investigation Division. He receives a tip about the real culprits and embarks on a reinvestigation to clear the boys' names. However, interference from the detective originally responsible for the case, 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, along with the boys, return to Hwang, seeking justice...

Director

CHUNG Ji Young

Cast

SUL Kyung Gu, YU Jun Sang, JIN Kyung, HEO Sung Tae, YEOM Hye Ran

Genre

Crime, Drama

Distributor

CJ ENM