South Korea Synopsis
똥파리
“The world is like shit and blood hurt so bad. but here is the man who touches your heart.”
Sang-hoon is a lowlife gangster, a debt collector exercising thuggish ways to collect his money. The recipient of nothing but anger since his childhood, he expresses himself through violence. When he finally encounters someone who can stand up to him, feisty school-girl Yoon-hee they become unlikely friends.
The 2008–2010 South Korea Window
128 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Breathless sits at position #21.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Breathless premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #514 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #74 of 202 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Studio Nurimbo, Jinjin Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | April 16, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1373120 |