South Korea Synopsis
서부전선
“COMPLETE THE MISSION TO END THE WAR!”
Nam-bok, a middle-aged South Korean farmer is conscripted and assigned a mission to deliver a classified military document that may decide the fate of the war. After losing it while under attack from the enemy, he then faces a teenage North Korean soldier named Yeong-gwang who happens to acquire the secret document on his way to the North.
The 2014–2016 South Korea Window
237 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Long Way Home sits at position #161.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Long Way Home. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedWelcome to Dongmakgol
★ 7.4 · South Korea
2 sharedJoint Security Area
★ 7.9 · South Korea
2 sharedTae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
★ 8.0 · South Korea
2 sharedThe Front Line
★ 7.2 · South Korea
2 sharedA Melody to Remember
★ 8.5 · South Korea
2 sharedJust Friends?
★ 6.0 · South Korea
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The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Long Way Home premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #805 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #147 of 266 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Harimao Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | September 24, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4320560 |
| Official Site | thelongwayhome.kr |