South Korea Synopsis
고지전
“Last Battle of the Korean War.”
In 1951 ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean battalion is fiercely battling over a hill on the front line border against the North in order to capture a strategic point that would determine the new border between two nations. The ownership of this small patch of land would swap multiple times each day. Kang is dispatched to the front line in order to investigate the tacit case that’s been happening there.
Audience Engagement
172 audience reviews — more than 90% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (90th percentile) outruns trending popularity (59th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Front Line. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TPS Company
Drama + Action in South Korea
114 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Front Line itself).
The 2010–2012 South Korea Window
The Front Line holds position #51 of 154 South Korea films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
The Front Line premiered in 2011 — a quieter year for South Korea cinema with only 46 titles in our catalog. The 2010s overall landed 719 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 45 other South Korea films in 2011.
The 452nd 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 The Front Line, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- korean war · 20
- 1950s · 15
- korean army · 14
- north korea · 12
- south korea · 97
- battle · 34
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #510 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #355 of 868 (top 41%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | TPS Company, A-Po Films, Showbox |
| Runtime | 2h 13m |
| Release Date | July 20, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt2007387 |
| Official Site | www.frontline.co.kr |