based on true story

The Boys (2023)

Poster for The Boys

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...

Cast & Crew

Director
Chung Ji-young
  • Profile picture of Sul Kyung-gu
    Hwang Joon-cheol Sul Kyung-gu
  • Profile picture of Yu Jun-sang
    Choi Woo-sung Yu Jun-sang
  • Profile picture of Jin Kyung
    Yoon Mi-sook Jin Kyung
  • Profile picture of Heo Sung-tae
    Park Jeong-gyu Heo Sung-tae
  • Profile picture of Yeom Hye-ran
    Kim Gyeong-mi Yeom Hye-ran
  • Profile picture of Kim Dong-young
    Kwon Chang-ho Kim Dong-young
  • Profile picture of Yoo Su-bin
    Jeon Seung-woo Yoo Su-bin
  • Profile picture of Kim Kyung-ho
    Seo Byeong-won Kim Kyung-ho

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Keywords

  • based on true story