South Korea Synopsis
아카시아
A Korean horror film about an adopted young boy with a strange link to an old, dead acacia tree. As the boy settles in to his new home, the tree comes to life. When the family who adopted him becomes pregnant, he is to go back to the orphanage, and horror ensues.
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The 2002–2004 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2002-2004 South Korea release window, Acacia sits at #77 of 91. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Acacia premiered alongside 30 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 30 other South Korea films in 2003.
The 138th 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
62 audience reviews — more than 75% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (75th percentile) outruns trending popularity (17th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,270 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Horror productions specifically: #63 of 89 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Show East |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | October 17, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0380164 |