71: Into the Fire
2010 2h 0m movie Film South Korea

71: Into the Fire

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“The day that courage came of age.”

Synopsis

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“The day that courage came of age.”

In August 1950, waiting for UN troops to arrive, the South Korean army assembled to protect Nakdong River. Only 71 student-soldiers are left behind to guard the city of Pohang. Now they are on a mission to defend the country from North Korean troops.

The 2009–2011 South Korea Window

137 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. 71: Into the Fire sits at position #24.

  1. Tree with Deep Roots
    #1

    Tree with Deep Roots

    ★ 9.3 · 2011

  2. The Slave Hunters
    #2

    The Slave Hunters

    ★ 8.8 · 2010

  3. Dong Yi
    #3

    Dong Yi

    ★ 8.4 · 2010

  4. Running Man
    #4

    Running Man

    ★ 8.3 · 2010

  5. Silenced
    #5

    Silenced

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

  6. 49 Days
    #6

    49 Days

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

  7. The Princess' Man
    #7

    The Princess' Man

    ★ 8.1 · 2011

  8. Castaway on the Moon
    #8

    Castaway on the Moon

    ★ 8.0 · 2009

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with 71: Into the Fire. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 71: Into the Fire premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$10.4M
Budget
$21.0M
Revenue
$10.6M
Net Profit
2.0×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 0m runtime, production spent $87K per minute on screen and earned $175K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
161
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #350 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (75th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea War productions specifically: #12 of 35 (top 34%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Spoken Languages English, Korean
Production Companies Taewon Entertainment, UBU Film, H Plus Communication, Lotte Entertainment, Korean Film Council
Runtime 2h 0m
Release Date June 16, 2010
IMDb tt1587729

Themes & Motifs

  • korean war
  • based on true story
  • historical
  • fight to the death
  • student soldier

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