What are the viewing points of the movie ‘Boys’?

The movie ‘Boys’ (director Jeong Ji-young) revealed three viewing points.

'Boys' is the story of the boys who were identified as the culprits of a robbery and murder case that occurred at a supermarket in a small local town, the detective who reinvestigated the case, and the people surrounding them.

1) A movie based on the Samryenara Super incident

It tells the story of Hwang Jun-cheol (Sol Kyeong-gu), head of the investigation team, who begins a reinvestigation of the Woori Super robbery and death case following a mysterious tip-off phone call, and struggles to correct the flawed investigation. The sight of Hwang Jun-cheol fighting for the unjustly imprisoned boys despite the interference of those responsible for the case at the time, including Choi Woo-sung (Yoo Jun-sang), the head of the Jeonbuk Provincial Office investigation team, is expected to evoke realistic sympathy and public resentment from the audience. The film's characteristic structure, which moves back and forth between the past and present and gradually arranges the reinvestigation process in 2000 and the retrial process in 2016, doubles the fun of the genre of a true story drama and is expected to provide breathtaking tension.

2) Starring actors Sol Kyeong-gu, Yoo Jun-sang, Jin Kyung, Heo Seong-tae, and Yeom Hye-ran.

Sol Kyeong-gu plays Hwang Jun-cheol, the head of the investigation team who began reinvestigating the case, and shows a wide range of acting that spans 16 years. Yoo Jun-sang plays the role of Choi Woo-sung, the head of the Jeonbuk Office investigation team who arrested the boys, and transforms into a villain who provokes the audience's anger.

Jin-kyung plays the role of Yoon Mi-sook, the only witness to the incident and a victim, and touches hearts with her captivating acting, Heo Seong-tae plays Park Jeong-gyu, a junior detective who trusts and follows Hwang Jun-cheol, and Yeom Hye-ran shows off the essence of everyday acting as Kim Gyeong-mi, the wife who supports Hwang Jun-cheol in his reinvestigation. until. In addition to Jo Jin-woong, Park So-yi, and Park Won-sang, who appeared in Woojeong, Kim Dong-young, Yoo Soo-bin, Kim Kyung-ho, Seo In-guk, Bae Yu-ram, Han Soo-yeon, Ha Do-kwon, Lee Ho-cheol, Yoon Byeong-hee, Jeong Won-joong, and Park Cheol-min also attract attention.

3) Directed by Jeong Ji-young, a renowned figure in the Korean film industry, celebrating his 40th debut anniversary.

This is a new work by director Jeong Ji-young, a master of Korean cinema who celebrated his 40th anniversary this year, having constantly presented works that look into the dark side of our society since his debut in 1983, including the films 'Confederate Army', 'White War', and 'Life of a Hollywood Kid'.

Attention is being drawn to the so-called true story trilogy, which follows 'Broken Arrow' (2012), a true-crime legal drama that highlights the crossbow terror incident that occurred in 2007, and 'Black Money' (2019), a true-crime financial crime drama that explores the 2003 Korea Exchange Bank sale case at a low price. It's turning. Starting from being singled out as a murderer without knowing why, to being proven innocent 17 years later, we wanted to capture the story of all of us living today through the hidden side of the incident and the stained times in the lives of the three boys. reported.

The movie ‘Boys’ is scheduled to be released on November 1.

Reporter Ha-neul Lee, Ten Asia greenworld@tenasia.co.kr