South Korea Synopsis
마녀
“Everything changed after they appeared.”
Ja-yoon is a high school student who struggles with memory loss after she endured some unknown trauma during her childhood. While trying to uncover the truth, she is unwittingly dragged into a world of crime and finds herself on a journey that will awaken many secrets hidden deep within.
Audience Engagement
440 audience reviews — more than 96% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among South Korea films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2017–2019 South Korea Window
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion holds position #67 of 271 South Korea films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Intention
★ 9.1 · 2018
#2Youn's Kitchen
★ 8.9 · 2017
#32018 GFRIEND FIRST CONCERT Season of GFRIEND
★ 8.9 · 2018
#4BLACKPINK: Arena Tour 2018 'Special Final in Kyocera Dome Osaka'
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5My Last Love
★ 8.6 · 2017
#6Hyori's Bed and Breakfast
★ 8.6 · 2017
#7Parasite
★ 8.5 · 2019
#8Are You Human?
★ 8.5 · 2018
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
2018 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 93 titles released, including The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (719 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 5m runtime, production spent $44K per minute on screen and earned $195K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 92 other South Korea films in 2018.
The 960th 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 Witch: Part 1. The Subversion, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- hidden identity · 4
- audition · 2
- dark · 1
- witch · 22
- psychological thriller · 21
- amnesia · 17
- supernatural power · 11
- extreme violence · 6
- supernatural · 89
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #228 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (84th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Mystery productions specifically: #36 of 201 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | English, Korean |
| Production Companies | Peppermint&company, Warner Bros. Korea, Goldmoon Film, Finecut |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | June 27, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt8574252 |