Underplayed Gems

Father Is a Dog (2012)

Father Is a Dog poster
Original title
아버지는 개다
Directed by
Lee Sangwoo
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A father meets sons he did not know he had. The story follows their difficult and strained relationship.

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What happens

Father Is a Dog (Korean: 아버지는 개다; RR: Abeojineun gaeda) is a 2010 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. The second instalment of Lee's thematic "bad family" trilogy, the first being Mother Is a Whore (2009), it describes the relationship of a father and his unknown sons. It world premiered at the 15th Busan International Film Festival in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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