The Poet and the Boy

The Poet and the Boy (Korean: 시인의 사랑; RR: Si-e-nui Sa-rang) is a 2017 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Kim Yang-hee.[3]

The Poet and the Boy
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Hangul	시인의 사랑
Revised Romanization	Si-e-nui Sa-rang
Literally	A Poet's Love
Directed by	Kim Yang-hee
Produced by	An Young-jin
Written by	Kim Yang-hee
Starring	Yang Ik-june Jeon Hye-jin Jung Ga-ram
Music by	Koo Ja-wan
Cinematography	Choi Yun-man
Edited by	Lee Young-lim
Production company	Jin Pictures MiiN Pictures
Distributed by	CGV Arthouse
Release date	April 29, 2017 (JIFF)[1] September 14, 2017 (South Korea)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$89,506[2]

Cast

• Yang Ik-june as Hyon Taek-gi
• Jeon Hye-jin as Mrs. Hyon
• Jung Ga-ram as Se-yun
• Won Mi-yun as Old mother
• Bang Eun-hee as Se-yun's mother
• Inan as Se-yun's father
• Kim Myeong-jin as Girl
• Kim Jong-soo as Dong In's Chairman
• Kim Sung-kyun as Friend (special appearance)

Awards and nominations

Awards	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
18th Busan Film Critics Awards	Best Screenplay	Kim Yang-hee	Won	[4]
18th Women in Film Korea Awards			Won	[5]
23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best New Director		Nominated	[6]
	Best New Actor	Jung Ga-ram	Nominated
55th Grand Bell Awards			Nominated	[7]

References

1. "JeonJu Intl. Film Festival". eng.jiff.or.kr.
2. "The Poet and The Boy (2017)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
3. "'The Poet and the Boy' ('Si-e-nui sa-rang'): Film Review | TIFF 2017". The Hollywood Reporter.
4. [공식입장] 홍상수, 부산영평상 대상…권해효·한예리 男女연기상 (in Korean).
5. ""여성 무대 많았으면" 여성영화인상 받은 배우 나문희". 오마이스타. 13 December 2017.
6. 제23회 춘사영화제 5월18일 개최..홍상수·김민희 참석하나. Newsen (in Korean). May 3, 2018.
7. 제55회 대종상, 각 부문 후보 공개…'공작' 12개 최다부문 노미네이트. Sports Seoul (in Korean). 21 September 2018.

External links

• The Poet and the Boy at HanCinema
• The Poet and the Boy at IMDb
• The Poet and the Boy at the Korean Movie Database
• The Poet and the Boy at Naver Movies (in Korean)