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Released 13 years ago.
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Hwayi: A Monster Boy
"Raised to be a killer."
2013 2h 5m KO
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ActionThrillerCrime
Synopsis
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After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is now forced to join their life in crime.
βRaised to be a killer.β
Cast
Kim Yoon-seok
Seok-tae
Yeo Jin-goo
Hwa-yi
Cho Jin-woong
Ki-tae
Jang Hyun-sung
Jin-seong
Kim Sung-kyun
Dong-beom
Park Hae-joon
Beom-soo
Im Ji-eun
Young-joo
Park Yong-woo
Det. Chang-ho
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jang Joon-hwan
- Writers
- Park Joo-suk
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jang Joon-hwan, shot by Kim Ji-yong. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Mowg. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kim Sang-bum 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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Kim Yoon-seok and Yeo Jin-goo and Cho Jin-woong carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Raised to be a killer.".
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IMDB entry: tt2972362 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jang Joon-hwan directs. Kim Ji-yong behind the camera. Mowg scores. Kim Sang-bum cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 13 years ago.
- 2Directed by Jang Joon-hwan, shot by Kim Ji-yong. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Mowg. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Kim Yoon-seok and Yeo Jin-goo and Cho Jin-woong carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Raised to be a killer.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt2972362 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kim Ji-yong
- Original score
- Mowg
- Editing
- Kim Sang-bum
- Production design
- Chae Kyoung-sun
- Costume design
- Ham Hyun-joo
- Makeup / hair
- Kim Jeong-ja
- Runtime
- 125 min Β· 2h 5m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $16,400,000
- Box office
- $16,400,000
- Return
- 100% of budget
- Original language
- KO
- Certification (US)
- 12
- IMDB rating
- 7/10 Β· 5,646 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
Awards
9 wins & 5 nominations total
Also by
Jang Joon-hwan
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames β open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Showbox
KR
Pinehouse Film
KR
NOWFILM
KR
Key crew
- Special Effects SupervisorJung Do-ahn
- Executive ProducerLee Joon-dong
- VFX SupervisorSung Hyung-ju
- Makeup & HairKim Jeong-ja
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistHwang Hyo-kyun
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistKwak Tae-yong
- Executive ProducerLee Chang-dong
- EditorKim Sang-bum
- EditorKim Jae-beom
- PropsHyeon Chang-jo
- StuntsHan Jeong-uk
- Line ProducerLee Dae-hee
- StuntsJeong Yoon-heon
- Costume DesignHam Hyun-joo
- Costume DesignYumi An
- ProducerLee Dong-ha
- StuntsNoh Nam-seok
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistLee Hee-eun
- StuntsChoi Bong-rok
- StuntsLee Tae-yeong
- StuntsSong Min-seok
- Camera OperatorKim Sung-jin
- Key GripCho Gi-hun
- Still PhotographerKim Jin-yeong
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- assassin
- crime family
- family conflict
- child kidnapping
- teenage killer
- father son relationship
- teenage protagonist
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2014-10-2912
Also known as
International titles
- Hwai: The Child That Swallowed A MonsterUS
- Hwa-yi: The Boy Who Swallowed A MonsterUS
- Hwayi: Gwimuleul samkin ahyiKR
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- γγ‘γ€ γγγΎγ«γγ γ¦γγγγγγγγJP
- Hwayi: A Monster BoyKR
