China Dooman River is a China–South Korea co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
두만강
“Life is hard.”
Chang-ho, 12, becomes friend with a North-Korean immigrant about the same age who just crossed the Dooman river, border between North-Korea and China. His mute sister and his wise grand-father will get along with him in a series of misfortunes.
China × South Korea Co-Production
Other China×South Korea titles
Other Titles From Lu Film
The 2009–2011 China Window
Dooman River holds position #48 of 92 China films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dooman River premiered alongside 27 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other China films in 2010.
The 221st China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 20% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 2th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #643 of 946 China films indexed here (32nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #404 of 547 (top 74%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, France, South Korea |
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Korean, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Lu Film, Arizona Films, ARTE France Cinéma |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | February 14, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1500177 |