South Korea Synopsis
동주
“The poems that are untold, the youth that is unfinished.”
Based on the life and work of Korea’s renowned poet, Yun Dong Ju. Dong Ju, while studying literature in Japan, was charged and detained for having participated in the Korean Independence Movement. Known to have created hundreds of poems during his time in jail where he spent the last two years of his life, Dong Ju passed away at the young age of 27. Although it has not been proven, some believe he died due to medical experiments that were performed on his living body.
The 2015–2017 South Korea Window
254 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet sits at position #50.
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The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #287 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #210 of 868 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | M-Line Distribution, Luz y Sonidos, Plus M Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | February 17, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5799928 |