South Korea Synopsis
변산
“My dearest Byeon-san, the most hated hometown.”
On the day that underground rapper Hak-soo fails his 7th audition, he receives a call from his hometown that his father is in the hospital. But he finds out that it was his father's plot to bring him to Byeon-san. To top it all, he is suspected as a phishing scam criminal and locked up in this small, boring suburb.
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Sunset in My Hometown holds position #111 of 271 South Korea films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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The 2010s South Korea Landscape
2018 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 93 titles released, including Sunset in My Hometown. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (719 total).
Drama + Music in South Korea
6 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Music genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Sunset in My Hometown itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 92 other South Korea films in 2018.
The 962nd 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
16 audience reviews — more than 32% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 42th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #425 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #307 of 868 (top 35%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Plus M Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 3m |
| Release Date | July 4, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt7095852 |
| Official Site | mline-distribution.com |