South Korea Silenced returned 14.3× its production cost, earning $31.5M against a $2.2M budget — one of the highest-return South Korea films in our catalog.
Synopsis
도가니
“The hideous truth, concealed far too long.”
Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #108 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (92nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.3 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #75 of 868 (top 9%).
Audience Engagement
529 audience reviews — more than 97% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 92th percentile among South Korea films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 5m runtime, production spent $18K per minute on screen and earned $252K per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Silenced. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2010–2012 South Korea Window
Among 154 South Korea films we catalog from this window, Silenced places #7 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Silenced premiered in 2011 — a quieter year for South Korea cinema with only 46 titles in our catalog. The 2010s overall landed 719 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 45 other South Korea films in 2011.
The 463rd South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Silenced, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- sex crime · 1
- child abuse · 15
- teacher student relationship · 13
- deaf · 10
- disability · 8
- based on novel or book · 288
- based on true story · 98
- south korea · 97
- rape · 64
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Sangeori Pictures, Fantagio, CJ Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | September 22, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt2070649 |