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The Boys Who Cried Wolf
The Boys Who Cried Wolf
Directed by	Kim Jin-hwang
Written by	Kim Jin-hwang
Screenplay by	Kim Jin-hwang
Produced by	Yu Young-sik ; Kim Jin-hwang
Starring	Park Jong-hwan
Cinematography	Jeung Jae-a
Edited by	Kim Jin-hwang ; Kim Sun-min
Music by	Roh Hyung-woo
Production; company	Korean Academy of Film Arts
Release dates	October 3, 2015 (BIFF); June 2, 2016 (South Korea);
Running time	79 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

The Boys Who Cried Wolf (Korean: 양치기들; RR: Yang-chi-gi-deul), 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

Park Jong-hwan as Ji Wan-joo
Cha Rae-hyung as Myung-woo
Ha Jun as Kwang-suk
Yoon Jung-il as Young-min
Kim Ye-eun as Mi-jin
Oh Chang-kyung as Homicide detective Park
Ryu Jun-yeol as Dong-chul
Lee Ga-sub as Joon-ho

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

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2015	20th Busan International Film Festival	DGK Award	The Boys Who Cried Wolf	Won
2016	25th Buil Film Awards	Best New Actor	Park Jong-hwan	Nominated
2016	25th Buil Film Awards	Best New Director	Kim Jin-hwang	Nominated
2017	22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best New Director	Kim Jin-hwang	Won
	22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best New Actor	Park Jong-hwan	Nominated
	4th Wildflower Film Awards^[10]	Best Actor	Park Jong-hwan	Won
		Best Screenplay	Kim Jin-hwang	Won
		Best New Director (Narrative Films)	Kim Jin-hwang	Nominated

References

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

External links

The Boys Who Cried Wolf at HanCinema
The Boys Who Cried Wolf at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
The Boys Who Cried Wolf at IMDb

[1] Chan, Yuan-kwan (6 July 2016). "The Boys Who Cried Wolf – 2016 New York Asian Film Festival Review". meniscuszine.com. Retrieved 2017-05-28.

[2] Lee, Hyo-won (9 October 2015). "Busan: Vision Awards Go to Emerging South Korean Directors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-05-28.

[3] Ha, Jung-min (14 June 2016). "KAFA Released THE BOYS WHO CRIED WOLF". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2017-05-28.

[4] "The Boys Who Cried Wolf". Film Society of Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2017-05-28.

[5] Kagaoan, Paolo (6 July 2016). "From the New York Asian Film Festival: Our Review of The Boys Who Cried Wolf". NYAFF. Retrieved 2017-05-28.

[6] "The Boys Who Cried Wolf (2016)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2017-05-28.

[7] "The Boys Who Cried Wolf (a.k.a The Shepherd)". BIFF. October 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-28.

[8] Kotzathanasis, Panos (7 July 2016). "The Boys Who Cried Wolf". easternkicks.com. Retrieved 2017-05-28.

[9] Vélez, Diva (14 July 2016). "New York Asian 2016 Interview: THE BOYS WHO CRIED WOLF Director Kim Jin-hwang on Real Life Inspirations". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 2017-05-28.

[10] Conran, Pierce (13 April 2017). "THE WORLD OF US Triumphs at 4th Wildflower Film Awards". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2017-05-28.

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