One promise can shape a lifetime.
Director: JK Youn
Writer: Park Soo-jin
Producer: Lee Sang-jik
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.
126 min
Rating: 7.508/10
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Top Cast
Hwang Jung-min
Yoon Deok-soo
Yunjin Kim
Young-ja
Oh Dal-su
Dal-goo
Jung Jin-young
Yoon Jin-gyu
Jang Young-nam
Deok-soo's Mother
Ra Mi-ran
Deok-soo's Paternal Aunt
Movie Info
Director: JK Youn
Writer: Park Soo-jin
Producer: Lee Sang-jik
Production Companies: CJ Entertainment, JK Film
Countries: South Korea
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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.