26 Years
2012 2h 15m movie Film South Korea

26 Years

26년

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.

The 2011–2013 South Korea Window

157 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. 26 Years sits at position #74.

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    #1

    Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters

    ★ 9.8 · 2012

  2. Tree with Deep Roots
    #2

    Tree with Deep Roots

    ★ 9.3 · 2011

  3. Bridal Mask
    #3

    Bridal Mask

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

  4. Gu Family Book
    #4

    Gu Family Book

    ★ 8.3 · 2013

  5. The Return of Superman
    #5

    The Return of Superman

    ★ 8.3 · 2013

  6. Silenced
    #6

    Silenced

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

  7. Flower Boy Next Door
    #7

    Flower Boy Next Door

    ★ 8.2 · 2013

  8. 49 Days
    #8

    49 Days

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

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

The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 26 Years premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
57
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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

Themes & Motifs

  • based on comic
  • revenge
  • gwangju uprising
  • gwangju
  • korea president
  • based on webcomic or webtoon
  • chun doo-hwan

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