Ode to My Father (2014)
- Original title
- 국제시장
- Directed by
- Yoon Je-kyoon
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h 06m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 139 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man looks back on his life from childhood through major events in South Korean history. He survives war, works abroad as a miner and nurse, and endures hardships to support his family.
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What happens
Ode to My Father (Korean: 국제시장) is a 2014 South Korean drama film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon. Starring Hwang Jung-min, Yunjin Kim, and Oh Dal-su, it depicts South Korean history from the 1950s to the present day through the life of an ordinary man, as he experiences events such as the Hungnam evacuation of 1950 during the Korean War, the government's decision to dispatch nurses and miners to West Germany in the 1960s, and the Vietnam War. It is currently the seventh highest-grossing film in the history of South Korean cinema, with 14.2 million tickets sold. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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