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Athena: Goddess of War

2011 · 120 min

A glossy, propulsive spy thriller that keeps the stakes high and the betrayals coming, slick enough to enjoy but rarely surprising.

Genres
Action, Thriller
Overview
Sometime in the near future, the Korean peninsula attempts to reunify. The South Korean government, which needs enormous funds for the unification to succeed, develops a landmark new technology called the TWR. The TWR is a high speed nuclear reactor and other countries want the technology. To prevent terror in the aftermath of the TWR breakthrough, the government establishes a new organization named NTS (National Anti-Terror Service). Jung-Woo (Jung Woo-Sung) is transferred to the NTS group from the NIS. He's excited about the transfer and hopes to live the life of a real agent, but then discovers his main responsibility is to watch North Korean defectors.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • love
  • politics
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
Kim Tae-hun, Kim Young-jun
Written by
Kim Hyeon-jun, Yoo Nam-Gyung
Starring
Jung Woo-sung, Cha Seung-won, Soo Ae, Kim Min-jong, Ricky Kim, Lee Ji-ah, Choi Si-won, Kim Seung-woo
Music
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Runtime
120 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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