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.
The 2010–2012 South Korea Window
154 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Silenced sits at position #7.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Silenced. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Silenced premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 5m runtime, production spent $18K per minute on screen and earned $252K per minute back.
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%).
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 |