Ode to My Father
One promise can shape a lifetime.
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.
Drama
7.4
136 reviewsRuntime: 126 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: $105,365,782
Release Date: 2014-12-17
Director(s): JK Youn
Production: CJ Entertainment, JK Film
Languages: English, Korean, German, Vietnamese
IMDB: tt3812366
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badelf★ 9/101/25/2022
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.