South Korea Synopsis
4등
“Can all the values be forgotten to place first?”
A former Asian Games record breaker and Olympic tryout, Kim Gwang-su, endures beatings, abuse, and constant ridicule from his swimming coach. To justify this abusive behavior, his coach constantly reminded Gwang-su – this is for your own good.
The 2015–2017 South Korea Window
Fourth Place holds position #146 of 254 South Korea films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fourth Place premiered alongside 85 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 85 other South Korea films in 2016.
The 768th 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
12 audience reviews — more than 17% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 13th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #693 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #481 of 868 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Prain Global, CGV Arthouse, National Human Rights Commission of Korea, Jung Ji-woo Film, Finecut |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | April 13, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5633396 |
| Official Site | www.finecut.co.kr |