The Boys (2022 film)
The Boys () is a 2022 South Korean crime drama film directed by Chung Ji-young and starring Sol Kyung-gu, Yoo Jun-sang, Jin Kyung, Heo Sung-tae and Yeom Hye-ran. The film based on the true story of the 'Samrye Nara Super Incident' (ko) that occurred in Wanju County, depicts the story of re-investigation of the boys who were identified as the culprits of a robbery and murder case that occurred at a supermarket 'Woori Super' in a small town. It had its premiere at 'Korean Cinema Today - Special Premiere' section of 27th Busan International Film Festival on October 6, 2022. It was released in South Korea on November 1, 2023. Premise
The film is based on the true story of the 'Samrye Nara Super robbery incident' that occurred in Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do in 1999, and tells the story of the head of the investigation team who reinvestigated the boys who were pointed out as the culprits. Cast
 Sol Kyung-gu as Hwang Jun-cheol
 Yoo Jun-sang as Choi Woo-seong
 Jin Kyung as Yoon Mi-sook
 Heo Sung-tae as Detective Park
 Yeom Hye-ran as Kim Kyeong-mi
 Kim Dong-young
 Yoo Su-bin
 Kim Kyung-ho
 Han Soo-yeon as Shin Eun-hee, lawyer in charge of the retrial of the three boys

Special appearance
 Cho Jin-woong
 Yang Min-hyeok

Production
On June 9, 2020 cast of the film was revealed. Sol Kyung-gu, Yoo Jun-sang, Jin Kyung, Heo Sung-tae and Yeom Hye-ran were cast in main roles. Release
The film premiered at 'Korean Cinema Today - Special Premiere' section of 27th Busan International Film Festival on October 6, 2022. The film opened the 2023 London East Asia Film Festival on October 18, 2023; before its release in South Korea on November 1. References

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2022 films
2022 crime drama films
2020s Korean-language films
South Korean crime drama films
CJ Entertainment films
South Korean detective films
South Korean drama films
South Korean police films
South Korean films based on actual events