South Korea Synopsis
도살자
“Will You Survive?”
Relentlessly gruesome, South Korean filmmaker Kim Jin-Won's torture flick chronicles the making of a snuff film from two perspectives: that of the sadistic producers and that of the unfortunate "stars." Their terror captured through vérité-style camera work, the victims are made to endure the agonizing screams of their fellow captives before meeting their own grim fate at the hands the titular butcher in his bloody abattoir.
The 2007–2009 South Korea Window
105 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Butcher sits at position #100.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Butcher premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,323 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.6 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Horror productions specifically: #73 of 89 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Devil Groove Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 15m |
| Release Date | July 25, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt2349554 |