Hwayi: A Monster Boy
2013 · Movie · 125 min · ★ 7.4 · 69% critics
A teen who was kidnapped as a child has grown up in an isolated home, raised by the very men who took him. As he’s pushed to take part in their crimes, he struggles with fear, loyalty, and a growing need to understand who he really is—while violence and pressure close in from all sides.
Also known as Hwai: The Child That Swallowed A Monster · Hwa-yi: The Boy Who Swallowed A Monster
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Details
- Original title
- 화이: 괴물을 삼킨 아이
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-10-09
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (257 votes)
- Box office
- $14,600,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, emotional crime thriller with bursts of brutal action and a coming-of-age edge, similar in vibe to Cold Eyes or Unstoppable; Not for you if you dislike blood, bleak themes, or long dramatic build-up.
Pros: gripping crime-thriller premise; strong performances; emotional, intense action | Cons: heavy melodrama; some predictable turns; pacing feels long
Themes
- assassin
- crime family
- family conflict
- child kidnapping
- teenage killer
- father son relationship
- teenage protagonist
Cast & crew
Kim Yun-seok
as Seok-tae
Yeo Jin-goo
as Hwa-yi
Cho Jin-woong
as Ki-tae
Jang Hyun-sung
as Jin-seong
Kim Sung-kyun
as Dong-beom
Park Hae-joon
as Beom-soo
Im Ji-eun
as Young-joo
Park Yong-woo
as Det. Chang-ho
Kim Young-min
as Jung-min
Seo Young-hwa
as Seon-ja
Directed by Jang Joon-hwan