Ode to My Father

~ One promise can shape a lifetime. ~

Overview:

Duk-soo lost his father and younger sister while taking refuge during the Korean War. He leaves for Germany to work as a miner and enters the Vietnam War. He wishes to find his sister.

Director:

JK Youn

Status:

Released

Language:

Korean

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$105,365,782.00

Key words:

vietnam war
korean war (1950-53)
father
market
coal mine
busan, south korea
south korea

Cast

Hwang Jung-min

~ as ~

Yoon Deok-soo

Yunjin Kim

~ as ~

Young-ja

Oh Dal-su

~ as ~

Dal-goo

Jung Jin-young

~ as ~

Yoon Jin-gyu

Jang Young-nam

~ as ~

Deok-soo's Mother

Ra Mi-ran

~ as ~

Deok-soo's Paternal Aunt

Uhm Ji-sung

~ as ~

Young Deok-soo

Kim Seul-ki

~ as ~

Yoon Kkeut-soon

Kim Min-jae

~ as ~

Yun Do-ju

Tae In-ho

~ as ~

Yun Gi-ju

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Reviews (1)

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badelf
Written 3 year(s) ago
9
Things happen in life, sometimes only a comment made to us, that shape and color our whole life. In my own life, I remember seminal moments, people, that made a difference in the way I lived and the decisions I made. Ode to My Father is an epic story of how one man's life was colored by just such a significant event. Duk-soo, running with his family at the beginning of the Korean War, loses his sister. His father returns to find her, instructing little Duk-soo that he is responsible for caring for the family. This is merely a traditional Korean custom - no one expects a 6-year old to support a family. And yet, that responsibilty shaped his entire life. This film, although not a real story is based deeply in truth. It is the stories of thousands of Koreans.