South Korea Synopsis
남영동1985
On September 4, 1984, democracy movement leader Kim Jong Tae is arrested and taken to an infamous interrogation facility in Namyeong-dong. For the next 22 days, he would be cruelly and continuously tortured in all manners by interrogators intent on forcing him to confess to communist collaboration.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with National Security. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Atnine Film
Drama + History in South Korea
41 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding National Security itself).
The 2011–2013 South Korea Window
National Security holds position #36 of 157 South Korea films in the 2011–2013 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 National Security premiered alongside 53 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 53 other South Korea films in 2012.
The 524th 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
19 audience reviews — more than 39% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 18th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on National Security, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- torture chamber · 1
- torture · 26
- 1980s · 18
- democratization movement · 8
- based on true story · 98
- south korea · 97
- seoul · 38
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #376 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #274 of 868 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Atnine Film, Aura Pictures, Cinus Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Release Date | November 22, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2466786 |