‘The Boys’ Director Chung Ji-Young: “For People Who Have Authority In Korea, I Am Their Public Enemy No. 1” – London East Asia Film Festival
deadline.comSouth Korean auteur Chung Ji-Young came to the eighth London East Asia Film Festival on Wednesday night with his latest film The Boys, which opens in its homeland on 1 November.
Based on real events, which saw three innocent country boys imprisoned in 1999 for a callous murder-robbery in North Jeolla Province, the film stars Sol Kyung-gu as detective Joon-cheol.
Once known as “Mad Dog”, Joon-cheol has mellowed over time, and when he receives information many years later that suggests the real criminals have gone free, Joon-cheol begins a crusade for justice — bringing down the wrath of the area’s corrupt lawmakers, who begin a campaign of intimidation intended to destroy his career and credibility.
Speaking after the movie, Director Chung acknowledged that, after 40 years in the film business, making films that have often ruffled some very important feathers, he did not have a particularly good relationship with the powers-that-be. “In short, for people who have authority in Korea, I am their public enemy No.
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