Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013)

Original title

화이: 괴물을 삼킨 아이

Directed by

Jang Joon-hwan

Genre

action film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 06m

Rated

12

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 258 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 16 year old boy named Hwayi is raised by five criminal fathers to be an assassin. When he is given his first real target, he begins to uncover secrets about his own past and the men who raised him.

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What happens

Hwayi: A Monster Boy (Korean: 화이: 괴물을 삼킨 아이) is a 2013 South Korean action thriller film about a 16-year-old boy of the same name (played by Yeo Jin-goo) who is raised by five criminal fathers to become the perfect assassin. It takes pulling the trigger to discover his true identity after he realizes the mystery surrounding his past and his fate. It was the highly anticipated second feature film by director Jang Joon-hwan, a decade after his 2003 cult favorite sci-fi comedy/thriller Save the Green Planet!. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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