Film · 2017

The Poet and the Boy

Name: The Poet and the Boy
Director: Kim Yang-hee
Genre: Drama
Released: 2017-09-14
Rating: 5.3

110 min · Directed by Kim Yang-hee

Drama

5.311
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Dreams that cannot be written.

Trapped in routine, a Jeju poet finds himself drawn to a boy—and to emotions he’s never dared name.

Cast

Yang Ik-june

Hyun Taek-ki

Jeon Hye-jin

Gang-sun

Jung Ga-ram

Se-yun

Bang Eun-hee

Boy's Mother

Kim Sung-kyun

Bong-yeon

I

Inan

Boy's Father

Baek Ji-won

Member of Dongin

Choi Hee-jin

Doctor

Kim Jong-soo

CEO of Dongin

Lee Eun-joo

Member of Dongin

Lee Jae-woo

Member of Dongin

A-in

Part-time Worker

Kim Sung-ho

After School Student

Crew

Director: Kim Yang-hee
Producer: Lee Chung-jik, An Young-jin, Lee Jung-eun, Gang Gyeong-ho
Writer: Kim Yang-hee
Editor: Lee Young-lim
Cinematography: Choi Yun-man
Production Design: Ryu Seon-gwang
Composer: Koo Ja-wan
Costume: Jeong Rubi

Details

Studios: Miin Pictures, CGV Arthouse, Jeonju International Film Festival
Countries: South Korea
Languages: Korean
Release: September 14, 2017

Themes

poetrypoetlgbtfather son relationshipgay romancegay themejeju islandage-gap relationshipboys' love (bl)melodrama

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