South Korea Synopsis
히말라야
“There is no turning back at the top of the world.”
Based on true events, renowned mountaineer UM Hong-gil sets out on a mission to Everest to retrieve his late junior climber's body and faces the greatest challenge of his life.
Other Titles From JK Film
Adventure + Drama in South Korea
46 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Himalayas itself).
The 2014–2016 South Korea Window
The Himalayas holds position #152 of 237 South Korea films in the 2014–2016 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 Himalayas premiered alongside 78 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 5m runtime, production spent $4 per minute on screen and earned $4 per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 78 other South Korea films in 2015.
The 738th 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
23 audience reviews — more than 47% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 44th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Himalayas, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- rescue mission · 5
- climbing · 4
- mountaineering · 2
- mountain rescue · 2
- snow · 17
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #746 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Adventure productions specifically: #63 of 121 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | English, Mandarin, Korean |
| Production Companies | JK Film, CJ Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | December 16, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4253360 |