The Childe

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Movie: The Childe
Revised romanization: Gwigongja
Hangul: 귀공자
Director: Park Hoon-Jung
Writer: Park Hoon-Jung
Producer: Kim Hyun-Woo, Yeon Yeong-Sik
Cinematographer: Kim Hong-Mok
Release Date: June 21, 2023
Runtime: 118 min.
Distributor: Next Entertainment World
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

A boy in the Philippines, who was born to a Korean father and Filipino mother, dreams of becoming a boxer. The boy travels to South Korea to find his father that abandoned him and he gets involved with unsavoury people.

Notes

Early working title was "Seulpeun Yeoldae" ("Sad Tropics").

Cast



Kim Sun-Ho	Kang Tae-Ju	Kim Kang-Woo	Go Ara
Childe	Marco	Director Han	Yoon-Joo



Jung Lael	Heo Joon-Seok	Choi Jung-Woo	Lee Ki-Young
Ga-Young	Kang Won-Seok	Chairman Han	Mr.Kim

Additional Cast Members:

Justin John Harvey - Western man
Gu Bon-Jin - Mr. Jo
Lee Gyu-Won - gang member
Park Jong-Bum - gang member
Son Sung-Chan - director
Ryu Seung-Moo - Korean man
Oh Ki-Deok - Korean man
Lee Se-Ho - subordinate
Kim Ho-Joon - subordinate
Kwon Hyuk-Hyun - subordinate
Choi Ri-Ho - subordinate
Kim Dong-Won - subordinate
Hwang Sung-Ung - Director Han's subordinate
Baek Bum-Suk - Director Han's subordinate
Sim Gyeong-Bo - Director Han's subordinate
Seo Myung-Chan - Doctor Lee
Kim Han-Sol - medical staff
Lee Su-Hyung - medical staff
Lee Jae-Ha - medical staff
Han Ji-Eun - Mrs. Jang

Awards

2023 (59th) Daejong Film Awards - November 15, 2023
- Best New Actor (Kim Sun-Ho)

Comments

Recommend this to everyone May 02 2026 8:54 pm I thoroughly enjoyed this movie , beautiful wonderful! There is nothing much in the story but the execution , screenplay, writing, action everything fits like a glove and boom a 2 hours worth of watch. Thanks for creating this movie !

Pat Jan 05 2025 12:42 pm Love the act-ors. Great Drama!!! I have this drama a dozens times. I love Kim Sun -Ho !!!!

Cherish... J Dec 23 2024 3:33 am Can't wait to watch this ??

Reny SR Aug 14 2024 11:24 am Wow.

What a wonderful movie ?? ?

Gin Jun 24 2024 4:41 am Lol.... Scenario shows Philippines but not set on the Philippines. What a joke. Blatant disrespect.

Rum May 18 2024 11:53 am Best comedy triller movie i've ever watch! The psyco and gag are my style

thrillme Jan 10 2024 1:20 pm Flat. A lot of character ego acting and wasted lines Kim Kang Woo deserved better lines. Gets tiring hearing 80% of a script that's just annoyed cursing.

byeol Dec 07 2023 8:47 am i agree with some of the comments.. the superb acting skills of the cast was not given justice bc of the trashy story line. kim seonho really gave us another opportunity to see his versatility and i love that for him.. he nails every character he portrays!!

neyo Dec 01 2023 5:56 am best movie of the year. 10/10 recommended. excellent

Eula Nov 08 2023 12:40 pm Love this! Didn't expect the twist. Glad i watched it! Nice! Nice! And boy! I'm in awe that kim sun-ho were able to pull-off a different character far from his "good boy" era hahaha. Galing!

seila Sep 23 2023 10:42 am overall bad movie, Kim sun ho acting is kinda weird too~

Oak Aug 25 2023 7:39 pm Pathetic script, they wasted whole cast on a super poor script, like imagine only 10 pc of movie was story and rest 90pc was kim soen ho running after a guy, endless stupid car chases, and nonstop bullet firings. The budget looked big and they wasted such huge budget and great sets and camerawork on a trashy script.

The real true winner here was kim kang woo, like seriously the guy was in another league of unmatched acting, if you want to become an actor in future watch his performance in this film.. he was pure genius as a super brutal, maniacal, cynical, smiling cracking jokes villain. He overshadowed everyone.

One thing i didnt get why chairman needed a son for surgery , they were doing it illegally so they could have found any other donor

Rae is me Aug 21 2023 6:31 pm I honestly don’t think anyone else could’ve played the role of Childe better than Kim Seon Ho. That was outstanding acting and I’m not even afraid to admit that I was drawn to his character throughout the entire movie. He was just so spontaneous and interesting that you were always curious to know what he was going to say or do next. He’s one of those characters where you can’t help but want to watch more of. That’s rare for me as I’m easily bored lol. Anyways. Also, I loved the emotions that Kang Tae-Ju portrayed throughout the movie. It’s amazing how little he spoke but he was able to capture your attention with his expressions and gestures throughout each scene. Someone made a meme of how his whole demeanour in the beginning where he was calm and composed changes to this panicked boy that can’t contain his emotions anymore as he’s being chased by Childe in a car. Too funny. And, you know what, I can’t also forget Kim Kang Woo because he was brilliant as well. Again, you really see two-sides of each character throughout the movie. I love how he was a classic case of a spoilt kid trying to be a boss/leader and Childe just knaws that all away after they meet. Kim Kang Woo did an absolute stellar of a job with his character. The scene where he’s on the couch at the end was unbelievable. I just got a kick out of his interaction with the Childe - the bantering between the two was priceless! Anyways, in case you haven’t figured out what I’m trying to say yet - you need to seriously watch this epic film. You will be entertained.

Den Aug 14 2023 10:47 pm My wife and I loved The Childe! Hoping there is a part 2 with both main leads. Kim Seon Ho just stole the whole movie. He really is an actor audiences are drawn to. Bravo!

Park Min Aug 11 2023 4:20 pm A standard action Korean flick, if it weren't for the scarce elevated violence it wouldn't have been as watchable. The writer seems to be slipping a bit too much for what would have been obvious. The main character is a boxer and that's how we were introduced to him but being a boxer didn't play any role into the narrative. There were many other examples of that. More often than not, whenever a character is trying to act "cool" it came across as cheesy since there is a clear lack in world building and character development.

kdrama lover Aug 08 2023 2:25 am 9/10 for me, as a native speaker of tagalog, the words they used are not really suitable for the scene and sound so weird for me. They should've hired a native speaker for the translation of tagalog lines.

Lian Aug 01 2023 9:46 am Season 2 plsssss!!! I want Marco to find his real father together with Kim Seonho

trisha76 Jul 30 2023 9:40 pm Just watched the movie and was fully blown out by Kim Seon Ho’s acting. His versatility as an actor truly shown here. Didn’t expect how good he is in action movies as well. He made his character very endearing to viewers.

The actor who played the boxer acted very well as well.

Highly recommend this movie. No dull moments. The twist of the movie is also surprising so here’s hoping for a sequel. Let’s go for The Childe 2! Kim Seon Ho fighting!!! ???

KST Jul 30 2023 10:56 am Wow its really amazing. I am really fall for Marco...He is so cute. I am really appreciatingkim seon ho 's acting here. Glad to see Go ara after a long time here.

Detdet Jul 28 2023 8:43 pm This movie is a masterpiece indeed!!! It's amazing to see Kim Seon Ho's excellent action skills plus his handsome face.. ??? The story has great plot twist as well! I rate this 100/10 ???

yshcmil Jul 27 2023 2:50 pm done watching it, did i just watch this because of kim seon ho??? cuz honestly, i just finished watching hometown chachacha and reaallly been fan after that sooooo after watching this movie im like wow. why he looks even more hot? like im so stun its just one hour movie but im really impress specially when he speaks tagalog, im a filipina hehe. and the scene where he shots the bad guys im sooo aaaaaa like gutftrdtrdtyryu just yea super hot nya beh putanginaaaa!!!! 10/10

jayy Jul 27 2023 10:03 am this should be a series

Fea Jul 26 2023 7:29 am Season 2 please with a new mission.. ??

Luna Jul 26 2023 3:34 am Daebak! What an action-packed movie. Very nice and thrilling especially the chasing part and the climax. I didn’t expect Kim Seon Ho to do action. Indeed, he’s an amazing and versatile actor…

The guy who played Marco did well too. Hoping he receive more offers after this movie.

Kim Seon Ho looks more charming while speaking English and Tagalog, my native language. Maybe that’s one of the reasons why Filipinos love him so much. I really wish he bag an award for his excellent performance. ❤️❤️❤️

10/10 Highly Recommended

엘라 Jul 08 2023 9:26 am This movie is so good. So underrated. No dull moments. Love the twists. I thought Kim Seonho is not the highlight of the film but he is. So cool to see him with this character. This movie is a fun and wild ride.

Cristy santiago Jul 06 2023 7:00 am I enjoyed watching this movie. No boring moments and kim seon ho is really an amazing actor with his looks and acting . Good job! ?????????

seonho_unie Jul 05 2023 6:31 am seonho nailed the character!

don't read spoiler.

it's will be more fun not knowing anything

Nanette Jul 05 2023 6:15 am I had fun watching the movie? kim seonho’s performance is superb!??? i didn’t expect you to speak in english and tagalog ????

crispytofu Jun 27 2023 3:17 am the plot is good, and it's really fun. loving the twists too! thr first quarter of the movie might feels slow, but when it comes to the chasing part, it's totally fun. the actors did great, but imo Kim Seonho's performance is the highlight of this movie. he nailed another iconic character!

Ell Jun 27 2023 3:13 am Really enjoy the movie. Congrats team

Joy Jun 27 2023 3:11 am Love the movie kim seon ho really nail it. We always find a good comment and review about him. The scion kajjaaaa

Dani Jun 27 2023 3:05 am It’s better to watch the movie without knowing anything. Try to not read or watch any spoiler/reviews. Just go as a ‘blank page’, then you’ll enjoy the ride more!❤️

Elena Jun 27 2023 1:47 am Kim Seonho best

Elena Jun 27 2023 1:46 am I guess that's normal. it turned out to be extraordinary. really cool Mr. Kim, you nailed another iconic role.

Momsss Jun 25 2023 8:54 pm Absorb brilliant acting by Kim Seon Ho..i thought he is a romcom genre actor and won't pull it off properly but he proved me absolutely wrong!! No wonder he is a theatre actor with so much experience he can pull of any role he proved it by the childe..

Jekadest Jun 25 2023 8:54 am I think this is a great movie, about the action and comedy it's just great !! I laugh every mess dialogue between the cast

Jekadest Jun 25 2023 8:54 am I think this is a great movie, about the action and comedy it's just great !! I laugh every mess dialogue between the cast.

This is so worth to watch

yoon Jun 25 2023 8:34 am bro nailed his debut film and thought his fans wouldn’t notice. omigosh, i felt goosebumps when childe starting to playing the gun, i love him with this role, i can’t wait for the next seonho badass version, love you seonho?????‍♂️

Angelina Jun 24 2023 8:35 am Definitely one of the best Korean Film, they kept good balance between gruesomeness, comedy, and action that I was on the edge of my seat the whole time! I was confused in the first 30 mins, but then mindblown in the end. Well-written, great acting, unpredictable plot and ending, especially Kim Seonho, he really nailed this role.

Ps. Make sure to stay till the after-credit!

Kurapika Jun 22 2023 9:23 pm Right man in the right movie!

Blackjack Jun 21 2023 11:27 pm Watched it yesterday and i loveee it! A little bit slow at the beginning but it's still worth to watch! Also Kim Seon Ho's acting is amazing

Rania Jun 11 2023 9:11 am Glad it'll be released on my country on 21 June. I really can't wait to see him.

BionicDreamer Jun 01 2023 12:33 am I really thought this was a movie in the Witch franchise cause it had a similar vibe and look in the trailer. Then I saw the director and he made Witch Part 1 and 2 so it kinda makes sense. I'm hyaped!

fannnn May 12 2023 7:39 pm This will be released in theatres in June 2023 in Korea and July 2023 in some South Asian countries... really hope this is distributed on OTTs such as Netflix too

Menmyjs Nov 28 2022 4:02 pm Yay !! Can’t wait to see him on screen again.

Maxine Ammons Oct 19 2022 6:51 pm Can't wait to see Kim Seon Ho in another movie. I am a big fan.

Josie Jun 25 2022 9:43 pm A big fan of Kim Seon Ho. I love to see this movie in the big screen in USA. I guess I have to wait for Netflix to show it...It will be amazing to watch Kim Seon Ho in the big screen. The next James Bond???? Congratulations!!!

Atriya Jun 22 2022 5:24 am Wow i really cant wait for this move when will come trailer? This is so amazing , kim seon ho shi keep going we will be with you

Lhadon Jun 19 2022 3:44 am Rooting for Kim seon ho… . Love see his act

Liliana Stancu Jun 09 2022 12:13 pm Congratulations and very happy for you Kim Seonho, looking forward from Canada Good luck ?

Youstina May 08 2022 7:25 am Do you know which countries will be released in .. I'm from egypt and really want to see Kim Seonho on the cinema screen .

Shir Leigh Apr 21 2022 1:18 am Been waiting for this movie. When will it be release? Fighting KSH! Love from Philippines.

Sweetasmilktea Apr 19 2022 8:02 pm Looking forward to this!! I will continue supporting Kim Seon Ho oppa! Fighting! ♡

Camellia Blooms Feb 23 2022 6:23 am the poster ia out! ☺️

Yeyen Feb 03 2022 6:27 am The trailer is out! ❤️

Nurma Feb 02 2022 7:15 pm Congrats seonho!!!! I will always support you! I hope you happy for your movies. Aku harap doa dari fansmu tidak membebanimu sayang.

Gongjinerz Jan 10 2022 4:57 pm Everyday i always thinking about this movieeee. Sad Tropics will hit the jackpot for sure!! Hope everything's going well especially during filming ✊✨

Trazey Hiroko Jimenez Dec 25 2021 7:42 am I can’t wait for this movie!!!!!!!!!!

Marie Dec 20 2021 1:46 pm Hope Go Ah Ra will have shootings here in the Philippines and guestings on tv. Would like to see her in person.

Toper Dec 04 2021 12:18 am rumor has it that marian rivera will play for the mother role

seonyassi Nov 30 2021 2:31 am can't wait for this movie!!

istersay Nov 23 2021 4:54 am Looking forward to this, looks like a great cast

pinkpink Nov 20 2021 2:07 am As for the casts, I dont know much about Kim TaeJu. But I watch some dramas starring Go Ara, she is good, although sometimes looks awkward in certain scenes. And Kim Sunho, I only know him from HTCCC, he is excellent in tragic and comedic scenes. Well, I hope it will be a successful movie.

디디뷰 Nov 18 2021 10:21 pm Fighting... for all casts and team. Wish all the best for this movie ?

christine Nov 18 2021 9:46 am Who will be Filipino mother? When will they start filming in the Philippines? All his Filipino fans are very excited, thank you for choosing Philippines.

Orange Juices Nov 11 2021 5:46 am I hope Kim Seon Ho doing well

Koala Nov 08 2021 7:14 am Is he gonna be a villain in this movie? I'm so excited! Good luck villain seonho

Rara Nov 04 2021 8:32 pm So, So Happy for this news! I am sure it will be a successful production!!!

MsJheng07 Nov 02 2021 10:02 am I'm excited! I wish him for more blessings and good health. Looking forward for more movies of Kim Seon-Ho. ?

chocolate Nov 02 2021 8:30 am Aaaw cant wait to see Seonho on big screen! I'm so excited!

Kyung Nov 02 2021 1:52 am So excited for this kimseonho fighting ??

mb Oct 31 2021 9:26 pm ahh!! that was fast. i'm so happy they decided to keep seonho. the movie will be great i'm sure :)

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