South Korea Synopsis
붉은 가족
Based on a screenplay by the prolific Kim Ki-duk. Two families live next door to each other in identical suburban white houses with green lawns. One family is from South Korea, the other is a fake family assembled from North Korean spies. The North Koreans must strictly obey every order from their regime, who holds their real families hostage. The problem is that the families affect each other and after a while, the political rift in the North Korean house becomes apparent. Naturally, there also occurs cross-border romantic entanglements between old and young alike.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Red Family. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Kim Ki Duk Film
The 2012–2014 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2012-2014 South Korea release window, Red Family sits at #156 of 183. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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 Red Family premiered alongside 56 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 56 other South Korea films in 2013.
The 574th 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
14 audience reviews — more than 26% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 8th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Red Family, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- neighbor neighbor relationship · 2
- north korea · 12
- assassin · 47
- spy · 46
- inter-korean relations · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,184 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (15th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #769 of 868 (top 89%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Kim Ki Duk Film |
| Runtime | 1h 39m |
| Release Date | November 6, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt3254646 |