Juvenile Offender (2012) (DVD) (Malaysia Version)

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Directed by Kang Yi Kwan ( Sa-Kwa), the acclaimed family drama Juvenile Offender sensitively depicts the estranged, evolving relationship between a mother & the son whom she abandoned years ago. Singer-actress Lee Jung Hyun ( Night Fishing) stars as the young mother who must make amends with her teenaged son. Seo Young Joo, the child actor from television dramas like Can You Hear My Heart & Fashion King, became the youngest ever recipient of the Best Actor Award at the 2012 Tokyo Film Festival for his mature performance as a lonely juvenile delinquent trying to find his way.

Troubled teen Ji Gu (Seo Young Joo) lands himself in juvenile detention center after repeated run-ins with the law. While hes serving time, his sickly grandfather his only family passes away. It is only then that Ji Gu learns his mother is still alive. She left home after giving birth as a teenager. Upon release, Ji Gu hesitantly begins a new life with his mother Hyo Seung (Lee Jung Hyun), both unsure of how to make up for the lost years & mistakes of youth.