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A Werewolf Boy

2012 · 122 min

A tender, bittersweet romance that slowly unfolds, blending gentle warmth with moments of tension and a lingering sense of longing.

Directed by: Jo Sung-hee
Genres: Romance, Fantasy
Starring: Song Joong-ki, Park Bo-young, Yoo Yeon-seok

Tagline: Love was the first human language he'd ever learned.
Overview: An unexpected phone call brings an elderly woman to her childhood country cottage, and memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.

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Directed by: Jo Sung-hee
Genres: Romance, Fantasy
Starring: Song Joong-ki, Park Bo-young, Yoo Yeon-seok

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
isolation
family
memory
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	8
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: romance, fantasy
Directed by: Jo Sung-hee
Written by: Jo Sung-hee
Starring: Song Joong-ki, Park Bo-young, Yoo Yeon-seok, Lee Young-ran, Jang Young-nam, Kim Hyang-gi, Yoo Seung-mok, Shin Bi
Cinematography: Choi Sang-muk
Runtime: 122 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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