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The Poet and the Boy

Dreams that cannot be written.

5.3(11)20171h 50m2

Trapped in routine, a Jeju poet finds himself drawn to a boy—and to emotions he’s never dared name.

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Status
Released
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Language
Korean
  • poetry
  • poet
  • lgbt
  • father son relationship
  • gay romance
  • gay theme
  • jeju island
  • age-gap relationship
  • boys' love (bl)
  • melodrama

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Behind the camera

Director

Kim Yang-hee

Produced in

South Korea

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Release dates

  • JapanJP

    • Digital / OTTPG1231 Oct 2017
  • South KoreaKR

    • PremiereJeonju International Film Festival29 Apr 2017
    • Theatrical1514 Sept 2017

Frequently asked questions

The Poet and the Boy was released on 14 September 2017.

Audience reviews

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    kinrich30

    8/29/2026

    6/10

    This is the story of a 30 year old man who has spent his life trying to become a poet as his family, friends and wife support him. When a donut shop opens across the street he becomes infatuated with the donuts and the twink who works there; maybe because he's cute or maybe because he smells like donuts (I'm joking). They begin an emotional affair, never physical. In time the younger guy pushes him away. Then it f…

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