The Poet and the Boy explained

The Poet and the Boy
Native Name:	Hangul: 시인의 사랑 Rr: Siinui sarang Lk: A Poet's Love
Director:	Kim Yang-hee
Producer:	An Young-jin
Starring:	Yang Ik-june Jeon Hye-jin Jung Ga-ram
Music:	Koo Ja-wan
Cinematography:	Choi Yun-man
Editing:	Lee Young-lim
Studio:	Jin Pictures MiiN Pictures
Distributor:	CGV Arthouse
Runtime:	109 minutes
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Gross:	^[1]

The Poet and the Boy is a 2017 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Kim Yang-hee.^[2]

Cast

• Yang Ik-june as Hyon Taek-gi
• Jeon Hye-jin as Mrs. Hyon
• Jung Ga-ram as Se-yun
• Won Mi-yun as Old mother
• Bang Eun-hee as Se-yun's mother
• Inan as Se-yun's father
• Kim Myeong-jin as Girl
• Kim Jong-soo as Dong In's Chairman
• Kim Sung-kyun as Friend (special appearance)

Awards and nominations

Awards	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
18th Busan Film Critics Awards	Best Screenplay	Kim Yang-hee		^[3]
18th Women in Film Korea Awards				^[4]
23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best New Director			^[5]
	Best New Actor
55th Grand Bell Awards				^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Poet and The Boy (2017). Korean Film Biz Zone.
2. Web site: 'The Poet and the Boy' ('Siinui sarang'): Film Review TIFF 2017. The Hollywood Reporter. 14 September 2017.
3. Web site: ko:[공식입장] 홍상수, 부산영평상 대상…권해효·한예리 男女연기상. http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/11/16/2017111603066.html. ko. 20 July 2020.
4. Web site: "여성 무대 많았으면" 여성영화인상 받은 배우 나문희. 오마이스타. 13 December 2017.
5. Web site: http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201805031234186710. ko:제23회 춘사영화제 5월18일 개최..홍상수·김민희 참석하나. May 3, 2018. Newsen. ko.
6. Web site: http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/683042. ko:제55회 대종상, 각 부문 후보 공개…'공작' 12개 최다부문 노미네이트. Sports Seoul. 21 September 2018. ko.