The Boys Who Cried Wolf Explained

The Boys Who Cried Wolf
Director:Kim Jin-hwang
Producer:Yu Young-sik
Kim Jin-hwang
Screenplay:Kim Jin-hwang
Music:Roh Hyung-woo
Cinematography:Jeung Jae-a
Editing:Kim Jin-hwang
Kim Sun-min
Studio:Korean Academy of Film Arts
Runtime:79 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean

The Boys Who Cried Wolf, also known as The Shepherd, is a 2015 South Korean crime thriller drama film. Written and directed by Kim Jin-hwang in his first feature-length for his Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA)'s final year undergraduate film project, it depicts how a former stage actor becomes involved in a murder case.[1] [2] [3]

It made its world premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in 2015 and won the DGK Award. It was also invited to the 15th edition of New York Asian Film Festival in 2016 to be screened as the North American premiere.

Synopsis

Wan-joo (Park Jong-hwan), enraged at being replaced by another actor, quits theatre school and now works as a role play in "real-life". One day, a woman asks him to be a witness for her son's murder case. Desperate for money for his mother's surgery, he agrees. When he realizes his false testimony implicates an innocent young man as the murderer, and discovers the murdered victim is an orphan and the woman who hired him isn't who she claims to be, he decides to search for the truth.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Cast

Production

The Boys Who Cried Wolf is director Kim Jin-hwang's final year undergraduate film project at the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA). In addition to the original story and directing, Kim also wrote, edited, and co-produced the film.[9]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2015 DGK Award The Boys Who Cried Wolf
2016 Best New Actor
Best New Director Kim Jin-hwang
2017 Best New Director Kim Jin-hwang
Best New Actor
4th Wildflower Film Awards[10] Best Actor
Best Screenplay Kim Jin-hwang
Best New Director (Narrative Films) Kim Jin-hwang

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yuan-kwan. Chan. The Boys Who Cried Wolf – 2016 New York Asian Film Festival Review. meniscuszine.com. 2017-05-28. 6 July 2016.
  2. Web site: Lee. Hyo-won. Busan: Vision Awards Go to Emerging South Korean Directors. The Hollywood Reporter. 2017-05-28. 9 October 2015.
  3. Web site: Ha. Jung-min. KAFA Released THE BOYS WHO CRIED WOLF. Korean Film Council. 2017-05-28. 14 June 2016.
  4. Web site: The Boys Who Cried Wolf. Film Society of Lincoln Center. 2017-05-28.
  5. Web site: Paolo. Kagaoan. From the New York Asian Film Festival: Our Review of The Boys Who Cried Wolf. NYAFF. 2017-05-28. 6 July 2016.
  6. Web site: The Boys Who Cried Wolf (2016). Korean Film Council. 2017-05-28.
  7. Web site: The Boys Who Cried Wolf (a.k.a The Shepherd). BIFF. 2017-05-28. October 2015.
  8. Web site: Panos. Kotzathanasis. The Boys Who Cried Wolf. easternkicks.com. 2017-05-28. 7 July 2016.
  9. Web site: Diva. Vélez. New York Asian 2016 Interview: THE BOYS WHO CRIED WOLF Director Kim Jin-hwang on Real Life Inspirations. Screen Anarchy. 2017-05-28. 14 July 2016.
  10. Web site: Conran. Pierce. THE WORLD OF US Triumphs at 4th Wildflower Film Awards. Korean Film Council. 2017-05-28. 13 April 2017.

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