Action, Thriller  •  2017  •  139 min

Steel Rain (2017)

Steel Rain poster

Steel Rain (2017)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.1

Overview

Amid a coup, a North Korean agent escapes south with the country's injured leader in an attempt to keep him alive and prevent a Korean war.


Starring Cast

Jung Woo-sung  •   Kwak Do-won  •   Kim Kap-su


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film maintains a neutral stance by critiquing ideological extremism from both North and South Korean perspectives, ultimately championing pragmatic de-escalation and human connection as the solution to avert nuclear war.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The South Korean film 'Steel Rain' features an entirely East Asian cast, consistent with its setting and geopolitical narrative, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The story focuses on political tensions and does not critique traditional Western identities or center explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Steel Rain" focuses on geopolitical tensions and a potential nuclear conflict between North and South Korea. Its narrative does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or plotlines, resulting in no depiction of queer identity.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Steel Rain is a geopolitical thriller focused on a crisis involving North and South Korea. The film's plot, characters, and overarching themes do not include any depiction or discussion of transsexual identity or experiences.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film's action sequences primarily involve male characters in military and intelligence roles. No female characters are depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Steel Rain" is an adaptation of a webtoon. All major and named characters in the movie maintain the same gender as established in the original source material. There are no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Steel Rain is a South Korean film based on a webtoon by the director. All primary characters in both the source material and the film are depicted as East Asian (Korean), and the cast reflects this, with no characters established as one race being portrayed as another.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.1
The Movie Database logo
7.1

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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