A Werewolf Boy

"Love was the first human language he'd ever learned."

2012 2h 2m KO

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 296

RomanceFantasy

Synopsis

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An unexpected phone call brings an elderly woman to her childhood country cottage, and memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.

“Love was the first human language he'd ever learned.”

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Cast

Song Joong-ki
Wolf-Boy / Chul-soo
Park Bo-young
Young Sun-yi / Eun-ju
Yoo Yeon-seok
Ji-tae
Lee Young-ran
Sun-yi
Jang Young-nam
Sun-yi's Mother
Kim Hyang-gi
Sun-ja
Yoo Seung-mok
Professor Kang Tae-shik
Shin Bi
Dong-mi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jo Sung-hee
Writers: Jo Sung-hee
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jo Sung-hee, shot by Choi Sang-muk. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nam Na-young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Song Joong-ki and Park Bo-young and Yoo Yeon-seok carry the top of the cast.

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MONEY

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Marketing tagline: "Love was the first human language he'd ever learned.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2315152 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jo Sung-hee directs. Choi Sang-muk behind the camera. Nam Na-young cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Directed by Jo Sung-hee, shot by Choi Sang-muk. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Nam Na-young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Song Joong-ki and Park Bo-young and Yoo Yeon-seok carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Love was the first human language he'd ever learned.".
6IMDB entry: tt2315152 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.