South Korea Synopsis
바르게 살자
“Always give it your best even for a robbery.”
The chief of Sampo City Police Office, Seung-u, organizes a simulation of a bank robbery, but a by-the-book cop gets too caught up in the role playing in which the simulation doesn't go the way he had anticipated.
The 2006–2008 South Korea Window
114 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Going by the Book sits at position #13.
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The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Going by the Book premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #453 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Comedy productions specifically: #132 of 427 (top 31%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Film It Suda, Barunson E&A, Sio Film |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | August 18, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt1193460 |