Bandhobi
2009 1h 47m movie Film South Korea

Bandhobi

반두비

Synopsis

반두비

Min-Seo, a 17-year old rebellious high school Korean girl, lives in a small apartment with her mother and her mother’s penniless lover. She hates her mother’s lover and doesn’t understand both of them. Karim, a 29-year old Muslim migrant worker from Bangladesh has to leave Korea in a month. Before departing, he is desperately searching for his ex-boss to get his unpaid salary. One day, as Min-Seo’s summer vacation begins, Karim encounters Min-Seo on a bus, and together they set out on an emotional journey.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Bandhobi. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2008–2010 South Korea Window

Bandhobi holds position #82 of 128 South Korea films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Slave Hunters
    #1

    The Slave Hunters

    ★ 8.8 · 2010
  2. Iljimae
    #2

    Iljimae

    ★ 8.5 · 2008
  3. Dong Yi
    #3

    Dong Yi

    ★ 8.4 · 2010
  4. Running Man
    #4

    Running Man

    ★ 8.3 · 2010
  5. Castaway on the Moon
    #5

    Castaway on the Moon

    ★ 8.0 · 2009
  6. Personal Taste
    #6

    Personal Taste

    ★ 8.0 · 2010
  7. King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo
    #7

    King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo

    ★ 7.9 · 2010
  8. I Saw the Devil
    #8

    I Saw the Devil

    ★ 7.8 · 2010

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 Bandhobi premiered alongside 36 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2009.

The 356th 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

13
Reviews
22nd
Review-volume percentile
34th
Popularity percentile

13 audience reviews — more than 22% of South Korea films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 34th percentile among South Korea films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,106 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (21st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.7 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #730 of 868 (top 84%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Spoken LanguagesBengali, Korean
Production CompaniesBiashin Pictures, Cinema Dal, Indiestory
Runtime1h 47m
Release DateJune 25, 2009
IMDbtt1570551