

Boy in the Pool
2025-05-14 · 89 min · ★ 6.3
A girl who loves swimming meets a boy with webbed feet and falls in love with him. Over time, the girl gets conflicted between cheering for the boy as a promising swimmer and keeping herself from an inferiority complex. Eventually, the girl breaks up with him and loses her chance at love.
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- Directors
- Ryu Yeon-su
- Production companies
- Korean Academy of Film Arts
- Countries
- South Korea
- Status
- Released
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HyowooSeok-young
Lee Min-jaeWoo-ju
Lee Ye-wonYoung Seok-young
Yang Hee-wonYoung Woo-ju
Kim Ja-young
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