South Korea Synopsis
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“Love Can Take Your Breath Away.”
A condemned prisoner slowly falls in love with the married female artist who decorates his prison cell. Jin is a convicted killer awaiting execution on Death Row; Yeon is a lonely artist locked in a loveless marriage.
Other Titles From Kim Ki Duk Film
Crime + Drama in South Korea
99 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Breath itself).
The 2006–2008 South Korea Window
Breath holds position #43 of 114 South Korea films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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 Breath premiered alongside 30 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 30 other South Korea films in 2007.
The 283rd 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
87 audience reviews — more than 81% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (81th percentile) outruns trending popularity (62th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Breath, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- prison cell · 4
- prison guard · 3
- surveillance camera · 1
- snowball fight · 1
- singing in a car · 1
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #832 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #126 of 202 (top 62%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Kim Ki Duk Film, Cineclick Asia |
| Runtime | 1h 24m |
| Release Date | April 26, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0901475 |