South Korea Synopsis
정직한 후보
“Please let me lie again.”
Sang-sook is a competent politician who captivates the public with all kinds of nice words. One day, Sang-sook visits her grandmother who lives in the isolated house. But when she returns home, she finds out that she is not able to lie anymore.
The 2019–2021 South Korea Window
261 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Honest Candidate sits at position #242.
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★ 8.5 · 2019
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★ 8.5 · 2020
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The 2020s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Honest Candidate premiered. 301 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,146 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (18th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Comedy productions specifically: #355 of 427 (top 83%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Next Entertainment World, Soo Film, Hong Film |
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Release Date | February 12, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt11812338 |