South Korea Synopsis
이공삼칠
“The brightest encounter found in the darkest place.”
19-year-old Yoon Young lives alone with her mother and prepares for the civil service exam while working part-time. Regardless of good heart and sincere will, unexpected incidents turn Yoon Young from a victim to the killer, driving her to prison and being called inmate "2037" instead of "Yoon Young." In a hopeless situation her co-inmates in Cell No. 12 with their own stories offer a hand of hope to protect Yoon Young…
Audience Engagement
40 audience reviews — more than 66% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity (92th percentile) outruns review volume (66th) — a trending, discussed title among South Korea films.
Family + Drama in South Korea
25 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Family and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 2037 itself).
The 2021–2023 South Korea Window
2037 holds position #127 of 211 South Korea films in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1TOMORROW X TOGETHER: OUR LOST SUMMER
★ 9.4 · 2023
#2Under the Queen's Umbrella
★ 9.1 · 2022
#3BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage – LA
★ 9.0 · 2022
#4BTS Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul: Live Viewing
★ 9.0 · 2022
#5Undercover
★ 9.0 · 2021
#6The Good Bad Mother
★ 8.9 · 2023
#7The Fabulous
★ 8.8 · 2022
#8My Lovely Liar
★ 8.7 · 2023
The 2020s South Korea Landscape
2022 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 97 titles released, including 2037. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (301 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 96 other South Korea films in 2022.
The 1311th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on 2037, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- mute · 5
- prison cell · 4
- pregnant minor · 4
- sexual assault · 4
- single parent · 3
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #527 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Family productions specifically: #21 of 55 (top 38%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Motif Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 6m |
| Release Date | June 8, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt21293272 |