South Korea Synopsis
26년
26 years ago, state troops were ordered to open fire on civilians in the city of Gwangju who were demonstrating as apart of a democratic movement. Thousands of civilians were killed. Now, a shooter from the national team, a gang member, a policeman, CEO from a large company and director of a private security outfit get involved in a plan to convict the person responsible for the massacre.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with 26 Years. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Chungeorahm Film
Drama + Thriller in South Korea
81 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 26 Years itself).
The 2011–2013 South Korea Window
26 Years holds position #74 of 157 South Korea films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 26 Years premiered alongside 53 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 53 other South Korea films in 2012.
The 526th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
57 audience reviews — more than 74% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (74th percentile) outruns trending popularity (35th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on 26 Years, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- gwangju · 5
- chun doo-hwan · 2
- based on webcomic or webtoon · 27
- korea president · 9
- gwangju uprising · 6
- revenge · 210
- based on comic · 58
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #723 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #503 of 868 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Chungeorahm Film, Invent Stone |
| Runtime | 2h 15m |
| Release Date | November 29, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2551894 |
| Official Site | www.26years.co.kr |