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The Poet and the Boy

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A married poet falls in love with a teenage boy who is working in a doughnut shop.

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Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter 09/15/2017
This is clearly a first work with several issues, especially in its midsection, that's nonetheless promising and already makes one wonder what Kim will do next. Go to Full Review Mallory Andrews Cinema Scope 09/25/2017
Had Kim trimmed down the Boy's drama, The Poet and the Boy may have crystallized into a tight, pitch-perfect sonnet, rather than the more tonally unwieldy free-form final product. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Kim Yang-hee

Director

Yang Ik-joon

The Poet

Jeon Hye-jin

The Wife

Jung Ga-ram

The Boy

Bang Eunhee

Boy's Mother

Inan

Boy's Father
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Synopsis A married poet falls in love with a teenage boy who is working in a doughnut shop.
Director
Kim Yang-hee
Producer
An Young-jin
Screenwriter
Kim Yang-hee
Production Co
Jin Pictures, MiiN Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2019
Runtime
1h 50m
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