After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is now forced to join their life in crime.
the vibe
Hwayi: A Monster Boy Vibe
What it feels like
grippingdarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalhaunting
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Movie2013·125 min
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
Directed by Jang Joon-hwan
A action thriller film directed by Jang Joon-hwan.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 9%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.4/10
258 ratings
About Hwayi: A Monster Boy
- Pacing
- Gripping (8 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- family dysfunction, identity self discovery, trauma recovery, action combat, urban, parent child, assassin hitman, outsider misfit, kidnapping hostage, rise and fall, organized crime