Juvenile Offender
| Juvenile Offender | |
|---|---|
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 범죄소년 |
| Revised Romanization | Beomjoe Sonyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pŏmjoe Sonyŏn |
| Directed by | Kang Yi-Kwan |
| Written by | Park Joo-Young Kang Yi-Kwan |
| Produced by | Hyun Byung-Chul |
| Starring | Lee Jung-Hyun Seo Young-Joo |
| Cinematography | Byun Bong-Sun |
| Edited by | Park Yoo-Kyung |
| Music by | Kang Min-Guk |
| Distributed by | Finecut |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | ₩81,988,800 |
Juvenile Offender (Korean: 범죄소년; RR: Beomjoe Sonyeon; lit. "Crime Boys") is a 2012 South Korean drama film about a teenage criminal who reunites with his mother, who gave him up at birth.
It won the Special Jury Prize at the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival, and Best Actor for Seo Young-Joo. It was also awarded the Lino Brocka Grand Prize and Best Actor at the 14th Cinemanila International Film Festival as well as Best Children's Feature Film at the 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
The film was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.