South Korea Synopsis
부재의 기억
When the MV Sewol ferry sank off the coast of South Korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice from national authorities.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with In the Absence. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2017–2019 South Korea Window
In the Absence holds position #75 of 271 South Korea films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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★ 9.1 · 2018
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★ 8.9 · 2017
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★ 8.7 · 2019
#5My Last Love
★ 8.6 · 2017
#6Hyori's Bed and Breakfast
★ 8.6 · 2017
#7Parasite
★ 8.5 · 2019
#8Are You Human?
★ 8.5 · 2018
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
2018 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 93 titles released, including In the Absence. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (719 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 92 other South Korea films in 2018.
The 991st 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
43 audience reviews — more than 67% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (67th percentile) outruns trending popularity (14th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on In the Absence, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- sewol · 3
- ferry · 2
- ship wreck · 1
- disaster · 23
- south korea · 97
- short film · 63
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #243 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Documentary productions specifically: #11 of 20 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Field of Vision, Bluebird Pictures |
| Runtime | 29m |
| Release Date | November 9, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt9464764 |
| Official Site | fieldofvision.org |