The Boys Who Cried Wolf

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]

The Boys Who Cried Wolf
Directed byKim Jin-hwang
Produced byYu Young-sik
Kim Jin-hwang
Written byKim Jin-hwang
Screenplay byKim Jin-hwang
StarringPark Jong-hwan
Music byRoh Hyung-woo
CinematographyJeung Jae-a
Edited byKim Jin-hwang
Kim Sun-min
Production
company
Korean Academy of Film Arts
Release date
  • October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) (BIFF)
  • June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02) (South Korea)
Running time
79 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

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
201520th Busan International Film FestivalDGK AwardThe Boys Who Cried WolfWon
201625th Buil Film AwardsBest New ActorPark Jong-hwanNominated
Best New DirectorKim Jin-hwangNominated
201722nd Chunsa Film Art AwardsBest New DirectorKim Jin-hwangWon
Best New ActorPark Jong-hwanNominated
4th Wildflower Film Awards[10]Best ActorPark Jong-hwanWon
Best ScreenplayKim Jin-hwangWon
Best New Director (Narrative Films)Kim Jin-hwangNominated

References
  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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