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26 Years

2012 · 135 min · Director: Geun-hyun Cho, Jo Geun-Hyeon, Cho Keun-Hyun ★ IMDb 6.2 · 1,526 ratings

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26 years ago, state troops were ordered to open fire on civilians in the city of Gwangju who were demonstrating as apart of a democratic movement. Thousands of civilians were killed. Now, a shooter from the national team, a gang member, a policeman, CEO from a large company and director of a private security outfit get involved in a plan to convict the person responsible for the massacre that occurred during the Gwangju Democratization Movement. Kwak Jin-Bae (Jin Goo) is a gang member who lost his father in the Gwangju Democratization Movement. He wants to get revenge. Shim Mi-Jin (Han Hye-Jin) is a shooter from the national team. She is the shooter for the covert team. Policeman Kwon Jung-Kyuk (Im Seul-Ong) lost his family in the Gwangju Democratization Movement. He is now responsible for the cars that have access to the ex-president's house.

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26 Years (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anger 25%, Sadness 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 Empathy, Anger, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anger and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Anger

Dominant emotion: Empathy

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Empathy
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 3 %, then dips around 28 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension83 %67 %72 %73 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Sadness80 %55 %68 %71 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Anger70 %51 %52 %56 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Tension61 %53 %45 %44 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Empathy55 %48 %44 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Tension54 %49 %40 %32 %
32.5 %≈ 44′Tension57 %55 %38 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 51′Tension68 %64 %46 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Tension80 %76 %59 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 64′Tension78 %75 %55 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 71′Anger64 %57 %48 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 78′Empathy60 %49 %54 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 84′Empathy63 %54 %51 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 91′Tension69 %66 %41 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 98′Tension81 %81 %46 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 105′Tension88 %88 %56 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 111′Tension89 %89 %66 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 118′Tension92 %92 %75 %65 %
92.5 %≈ 125′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 132′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

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

JG
Jin Goo

HH
Han Hye-jin

BS
Bae Soo-bin

IS
Im Seul-ong

Gwon Jeong-hyeok

BS
Bae Soo-bin

Kim Ju-an

Lee Kyung-young

Kim Gap-se

Jang Kwang

The man

LM
Lee Mi-do

Jin-bae's Mother

JD
Jo Deok-jae

Ma Sang-yeol

Kim Eui-sung

Mr. Choi

KD
Kim Do-yoon

Police Officer in Plain Clothes

Kim Min-jae

Police Officer Park

AS
Ahn Suk-hwan

Ahn Soo-ho

CW
Chun Woo-hee

Jeong-hyeok's Sister

Kim Ki-cheon

Bulging Head Old Man

JH
Jung Hyun-jin

Rookie Police Officer

MS
Mun Seong-bok

Big Guardian #3

KJ
Kim Jin-man

Big Guardian #4

LS
Lee Sang-hun

Mi-jin's Father

LH
Lee Hyun-gul

Bodyguard

KS
Kim Seon-hwa

Restaurant Female Boss

Details

Directed by
Geun-hyun Cho, Jo Geun-Hyeon, Cho Keun-Hyun
Written by
Lee Hae-young, Kang Full, Jo Geun-Hyeon
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
135 min
Country
South Korea
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 1,526 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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