6.5
“One promise can shape a lifetime.”
Ode to My Father (2014)
December 17, 20142h 6mKO
7.4
137 votes
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 YounWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$105.4M
Production Companies
CJ EntertainmentJK Film
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9.0Things 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…
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