| Hwayi: A Monster Boy | |
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| Hangul | |
| Hanja | 화이: 怪物을 삼킨 아이 |
| Revised Romanization | Hwai: Goemureul samkin ai |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwai: Koemurŭl samk'in ai |
| Directed by | Jang Joon-hwan |
| Written by | Park Ju-seok |
| Produced by | Lee Jun-dong Lee Dong-ha Lee Dae-hee |
| Starring | Kim Yoon-seok Yeo Jin-goo |
| Cinematography | Kim Ji-young |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-bum Kim Jae-bum |
| Music by | Mowg |
| Distributed by | Showbox[2][3] |
Release date |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$16.4 million[4] |
Hwayi: A Monster Boy (Korean: 화이: 괴물을 삼킨 아이) is a 2013 South Korean action thriller film about a 16-year-old boy of the same name (played by Yeo Jin-goo[5]) who is raised by five criminal fathers to become the perfect assassin. It takes pulling the trigger to discover his true identity after he realizes the mystery surrounding his past and his fate.[6][7] It was the highly anticipated second feature film by director Jang Joon-hwan, a decade after his 2003 cult favorite sci-fi comedy/thriller Save the Green Planet!.[8][9][10][11]
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- ^ Baek, Jong-hyun (18 January 2013). "Meet the Monster in HWAYI". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (27 September 2013). "In Focus: Hwayi: A Monster Boy". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (12 December 2012). "Hwayi marks return for Kim, Jang". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
- ^ Lee, Hye-ji (3 May 2013). "Yeo Jin-goo's New Film Cranks Up". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ^ Tae, Sang-joon (4 September 2013). "JANG Joon-hwan Returns with HWAYI". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
- ^ Hwang, Hei-rim (30 September 2013). "JANG Joon-hwan Returns". Korean Cinema Today. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-10.