South Korea Synopsis
늑대소년
“Love was the first human language he'd ever learned”
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.
Audience Engagement
240 audience reviews — more than 93% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among South Korea films.
Other Titles From Bidangil Pictures
Romance + Fantasy in South Korea
13 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Werewolf Boy itself).
The 2011–2013 South Korea Window
A Werewolf Boy holds position #27 of 157 South Korea films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Werewolf Boy premiered alongside 53 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 53 other South Korea films in 2012.
The 518th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #300 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Romance productions specifically: #20 of 243 (top 8%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Bidangil Pictures, Silk Road |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Release Date | October 31, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2315152 |