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The Chronicles of a Boy: Homophobia

2017 · 84 min

A quiet, uncomfortable coming-of-age drama that asks you to sit with prejudice and the slow, painful work of unlearning it.

Directed by
Jang Gi-won
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kim Young-taek, Seo Hyun-seok, Choi Jae-sung
Tagline
A film that shows the process of recognizing and understanding homosexuals through the eyes of a man who hates them.
Overview
Young-taek is a high school student. One day, a boy visits his house. It turns out that this boy is his father's lover. He can't believe that his father is gay but eventually accepts the fact. After he graduates from high school and attends university, he meets a senior classmate who becomes being in love with him. The senior classmate harasses him in the name of love. After he goes to serve in the army, he is sexually harassed by his sergeant who has a girlfriend. Young-taek has been homophobic, but after meeting different people, he reconsiders life and love.

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Directed by
Jang Gi-won
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kim Young-taek, Seo Hyun-seok, Choi Jae-sung
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • sexuality
  • trauma
Places
  • home
  • school
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jang Gi-won
Written by
Lee Sang-woo
Starring
Kim Young-taek, Seo Hyun-seok, Choi Jae-sung, Lee Sang-woo, Kim Young-gune
Runtime
84 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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