South Korea Synopsis
태극기 휘날리며
“One country, one family… divided by war.”
When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
Audience Engagement
599 audience reviews — more than 97% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 83th percentile among South Korea films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Adventure in South Korea
96 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War itself).
The 2003–2005 South Korea Window
Among 113 South Korea films we catalog from this window, Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War places #5 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2004.
The 148th 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 Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- archaeologist · 5
- brotherhood · 4
- air raid · 1
- pyre · 1
- 한국전쟁 · 1
- korean war · 20
- korean army · 14
- brother brother relationship · 12
- south korea · 97
- inter-korean relations · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #151 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (89th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #17 of 266 (top 6%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | South Korea, United States of America |
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Kang Je-gyu Films, KD Media, Seoul Broadcasting System, Tooniverse, Destination Films |
| Runtime | 2h 28m |
| Release Date | February 5, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0386064 |