The Age of Shadows

The Age of Shadows

Infiltrate and deceive.

Rating

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Release Date

9/7/2016

Runtime

140 mins

Overview

Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Budget

$9,620,000

Revenue

$53,165,427

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A taut, morally murky spy thriller where allegiances shift like smoke and every gesture could be betrayal. Watch for a film that privileges atmosphere and psychological tension over explosive action.

Mood

TenseParanoidBleak

Themes

ColonialismSurvivalBetrayalIdentity

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

DesaturatedFormalist

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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