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A Werewolf Boy

Original title: Neuk-dae-so-nyeon
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
9.5K
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Park Bo-young and Song Joong-ki in A Werewolf Boy (2012)
Summoned by an unexpected phone call, an elderly woman visits the country cottage she lived in as a child. Memories of a boy she knew 60 years ago come flooding back to her.
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Summoned by an unexpected phone call, an elderly woman visits the country cottage she lived in as a child. Memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.Summoned by an unexpected phone call, an elderly woman visits the country cottage she lived in as a child. Memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.Summoned by an unexpected phone call, an elderly woman visits the country cottage she lived in as a child. Memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.

  • Director
    • Sung-hee Jo
  • Writers
    • Jo Sung Hee
    • Sung-hee Jo
  • Stars
    • Song Joong-ki
    • Park Bo-young
    • Lee Yeong-ran
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    9.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sung-hee Jo
    • Writers
      • Jo Sung Hee
      • Sung-hee Jo
    • Stars
      • Song Joong-ki
      • Park Bo-young
      • Lee Yeong-ran
    • 52User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Song Joong-ki
    Song Joong-ki
    • Cheol-soo (wolf-boy)
    Park Bo-young
    Park Bo-young
    • Younger Sun-yi…
    Lee Yeong-ran
    • Older Sun-yi
    Jang Young-nam
    Jang Young-nam
    • Sun-yi's Mom
    Yoo Yeon-seok
    Yoo Yeon-seok
    • Ji-tae
    Kim Hyang-gi
    Kim Hyang-gi
    • Sun-ja
    Yoo Seung-mok
    • Professor Kang Tae-shik
    Seo Dong-soo
    Seo Dong-soo
    • Army Colonel
    Jung Woo
    Jung Woo
    • Mr. Jung
    • (as Woo Jeong-kook)
    Jung-Hee Nam
    • Dong-suk's grandmother
    Goo Bon-im
    • Mrs. Jung
    Ahn Do-Gyoo
    • Dong-suk
    • (as Ahn Do-kyu)
    Bi Shin
    • Dong-mi
    Lee Joon-hyuk
    Lee Joon-hyuk
    • Policeman 1
    • (as Lee Joon-hyeok)
    Yeong-Seok Oh
    • Policeman 2
    Hae-eun Kim
    • Woman Renting Mr. Jung's Room
    Lee Min-woong
    • Dr. Kang's Assistant
    Sung Do-hyun
    • Man in Black Suit 1
    • Director
      • Sung-hee Jo
    • Writers
      • Jo Sung Hee
      • Sung-hee Jo
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews52

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    7morrigan1982

    Neuk-dae-so-nyeon (2012)

    Wow I didn't expect the way, this movie's plot, would turn out! A really amazing story…

    The movie is a little long and the werewolf part plays a small role in the movie, and the werewolf part was what drew my attention, but anyway…

    It is a story about romance, love, betrayal, loyalty, it's funny and it is sad, makes you furies, and in general it makes you feel a lot of things.

    The plot is amazing, you really see the relationship between the actors grow, change and mature, as time passes. The acting is great and the dialogue is not bad, although in some parts it is, but this doesn't change the fact that this movie is great. But let me point out as many before me did, this is not a horror movie. When I rented it I didn't read the plot so I was expecting something totally different.
    7paulclaassen

    Heartwarming love story

    When you see the word 'werewolf' in a title you expect a horror. This was not a horror, though, and neither was it thriller or suspense for that matter. Instead it was a comedy drama - and a beautiful one at that. It is a love story with a deep underlying theme: loyalty.

    The werewolf story itself was not very believable and one doesn't really know if the boy is actually a werewolf or just an experiment. The 'werewolf' make-up was also very 1950-ish. The director clearly did not spend much time on effects and substituted that for a good heartwarming story. Despite that, this is a touching love story that is funny and dramatic in equal parts, and the genres blend together perfectly. This was a unique film and I enjoyed it. (If you expect werewolf transformations and gore, though, you will not find it here and might want to give it a skip.)
    7shadowcat16

    A heartwarming story that made even some middle-aged men cry

    Agree with the previous poster that the title is somewhat misleading--the title character isn't exactly your typical werewolf, and the movie isn't really a Korean version of Twilight (except for maybe one or two scenes in the movie that were somewhat reminiscent). Rather, it's an emotional love story that will make you laugh and cry at the same time and really pull at your heartstrings, like only a classic Korean romantic film knows how to do. I watched this at my local theater, and almost everyone cried at some point during the movie--most of the girls were bawling towards the end and I noticed that even many of the guys were crying (including some middle-aged men!). If you're going to see this movie, I highly recommend taking some tissues with you.
    10ilovembooks

    A beautiful movie!

    This movie was absolutely amazing. It was more than I expected. This movie is so touching, and wonderful, it pulls at people's heart strings. It made me laugh like a madman and cry hysterically. I loved every second of it. The acting was superb! Of course, the actress Park Bo-Young was splendid, but I'd like to give props to Song Joonki (the wolf boy). It blows my mind how amazingly he can express everything through his actions and his eyes. He doesn't even need to speak, yet his performance was outstandingly breathtaking. The only thing I'd like to point out negatively was some of the graphics. I highly recommend this movie, it was breathtakingly beautiful.
    7aldri-feb

    Compelling korean love story

    I couldn't lie how I love this movie so much. I found myself enjoy watching it. There is credits to the director and two main casts who steal all the show. The relationship between soon-yi and chul-so was built really well from the beginning. How soon-yi treats him like a dog to become more than that. For me, the chemistry between Bo-yeong and joong-ki is the strongest aspect that makes this movie more alive and successful. Especially for joong-ki, he acts really convincing as an innocent wolf-boy.

    Unfortunately, there is a big mistake for the make up and visual effects especially when chul-so turns into a werewolf. The visual effects look horrible and cheap, the studio should hire a professional one to make the werewolf looks real. I think visual effects in korean movie has improved nowadays and definitely not as poor as this movie has.

    Beside weak visual effects, A Werewolf Boy is still a funny, beautiful and touching drama. It also very sweet and brings tears even to men. It's not the best ever korean movie for sure but it's still enjoyable to see and I personal love this movie!

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    • Trivia
      The OST song is performed by actress Park Bo-young herself.
    • Quotes

      Soon-Yi: Gran, wanna see this?

      Older Sun-yi: What a good-looking young man.

      Soon-Yi: He is, isn't he?

      Older Sun-yi: Does he come from money?

      Soon-Yi: I don't think so.

      Older Sun-yi: Then just have a little fun and dump him.

      Soon-Yi: But he's so good to me.

      Older Sun-yi: Be good to him. Men love getting compliments. When you grow up you see things that you didn't used to see. Knowing more might seem good, but it turns you into a coward. It only happens once in your lifetime, and it never comes back.

    • Soundtracks
      My Prince
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Shim Hyun-jung with lyrics by Jo Sung-hee

      Performed by Park Bo-young.

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    • Release date
      • November 30, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Cậu Bé Người Sói
    • Production companies
      • Bidangil Pictures
      • CJ ENM
      • Silk Road
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $342,922
    • Gross worldwide
      • $46,282,588
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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