South Korea Synopsis
아테나: 전쟁의 여신
Sometime in the near future, the Korean peninsula attempts to reunify. The South Korean government, which needs enormous funds for the unification to succeed, develops a landmark new technology called the TWR. The TWR is a high speed nuclear reactor and other countries want the technology. To prevent terror in the aftermath of the TWR breakthrough, the government establishes a new organization named NTS (National Anti-Terror Service). Jung-Woo (Jung Woo-Sung) is transferred to the NTS group from the NIS. He's excited about the transfer and hopes to live the life of a real agent, but then discovers his main responsibility is to watch North Korean defectors.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Athena: Goddess of War. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Taewon Entertainment
Action + Thriller in South Korea
82 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Athena: Goddess of War itself).
The 2010–2012 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2010-2012 South Korea release window, Athena: Goddess of War sits at #123 of 154. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Athena: Goddess of War premiered in 2011 — a quieter year for South Korea cinema with only 46 titles in our catalog. The 2010s overall landed 719 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 45 other South Korea films in 2011.
The 436th 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
10 audience reviews — more than 7% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 21th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Athena: Goddess of War, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- hidden identity · 4
- nuclear threat · 3
- double agent · 1
- counterterrorism · 1
- double identity · 1
- jealousy · 24
- conspiracy · 17
- agent · 11
- terrorist attack · 9
- love at first sight · 6
- romance · 94
- kidnapping · 72
- love triangle · 55
- terrorism · 47
- spy · 46
- gambling · 31
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,163 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #222 of 266 (top 83%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Taewon Entertainment, Finecut |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | February 13, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt4259364 |