South Korea Synopsis
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“No money. No connections. No degree.”
In the early 1980s, South Korea is torn by student protests over the lack of representation in the government. Song Woo-Seok is a successful attorney in Busan specializing in tax law. His views regarding civil liberties are changed by student activist Park Jin-woo. When Jin-Woo is brutally tortured and put on trial for his activism, Woo-seok decides to defend Jin-woo as his client.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Attorney. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
History + Drama in South Korea
41 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the History and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Attorney itself).
The 2012–2014 South Korea Window
The Attorney holds position #34 of 183 South Korea films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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 The Attorney premiered alongside 56 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 56 other South Korea films in 2013.
The 586th 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
160 audience reviews — more than 89% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (89th percentile) outruns trending popularity (56th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Attorney, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- democracy · 4
- representation · 1
- civil liberties · 1
- busan · 25
- 1980s · 18
- court · 15
- protest · 10
- korea president · 9
- democratization movement · 8
- south korea · 97
- south korea · 97
- lawyer · 31
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #305 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea History productions specifically: #13 of 53 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | WithUs Films, Next Entertainment World, Will Entertainment, Finecut |
| Runtime | 2h 7m |
| Release Date | December 18, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt3404140 |