Silmido
2003 · 135 min · Director: Kang Woo-suk
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Based on a true story of 1968 Korean Republic Army plan to assassinate North Korean president Kim Il-Sung. 31 criminals and death row inmates are recruited into secret training on the island of Silmi; for two years they are subjected to maximum mental and physical abuse before the mission is cancelled and the unit terminated.
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Silmido (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Tension 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Tension, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Action. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Tension and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 68 % | 67 % | 13 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Tension | 68 % | 64 % | 23 % | 26 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 70 % | 65 % | 26 % | 39 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 70 % | 66 % | 21 % | 38 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 70 % | 66 % | 29 % | 40 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Sadness | 74 % | 64 % | 46 % | 59 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Empathy | 70 % | 56 % | 40 % | 66 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Empathy | 66 % | 57 % | 29 % | 59 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 74 % | 69 % | 45 % | 57 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 83 % | 74 % | 69 % | 64 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 81 % | 68 % | 70 % | 65 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 79 % | 68 % | 57 % | 63 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 83 % | 76 % | 56 % | 66 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 85 % | 81 % | 63 % | 71 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Tension | 86 % | 85 % | 66 % | 73 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Tension | 89 % | 86 % | 73 % | 76 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Sadness | 91 % | 85 % | 80 % | 81 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Tension | 94 % | 88 % | 84 % | 84 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 125′ | Sadness | 95 % | 85 % | 89 % | 88 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 132′ | Sadness | 95 % | 77 % | 93 % | 90 % |
Riches to rags
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Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Chan-seok
Won-sang
Jeong-hun
Ji-hwan
Lee Byeong-ho
Je-seung
Sang-min
Jeong-seob
Director Oh
Jae-seok
Jang-soo
Details
- Directed by
- Kang Woo-suk
- Written by
- Hie-jae Kim, Kim Hee-jae
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2003
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Country
- South Korea
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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