The story started when the Korean War breaks out, a young boy named Duk-soo vows to take care of his displaced family in place of his missing father. His lifelong promise spans over 60 years, leading him through a monumental journey of hope, dedication, and personal sacrifices…

Director Prasies His Father

About the film, Director – JK YOUN has this statement, “This is a story that, from my first days of directing films, I have vowed to make. I’ve always felt sorry towards my father, who throughout that era of poverty and struggle always lived not for himself, but for his family. The film begins as a personal story, but from the perspective of parents and children, it’s the story of all of us. I hope that this depiction of our parents’ generation, who fiercely survived their era, can inspire all of us to look again upon our lives in a new light.”

Refresh South Korea No.1 Box-office 

"You Are My Sunshine" Dragon Award winner Hwang Jung Min and the popular US drama "fans" (Lost) Actress-class international Korean actress Kim Yunjin hand in starring, led by idol-day mission, "TVXQ" member Yunho, "reverse power great shape." cast the strongest actor Wu Daxiu acting school, "A Werewolf Boy Love" Young-nam Jang composed, with the audience weep with laughter, his live under sad era South Korea, Huan, from, together, evoke universal resonance.

"Ode to My Father" became the 65th Berlin Film Festival movie exhibitors, as well as finalists in 2015 Asian Film Awards for Best Film, in December last year after the first to be shown in Korea, has been gangbusters, has attracted more than 14 million passengers admission! In the opening draw at the beginning, not only Hollywood masterwork overwhelming success, "The Hobbit: five Army Battle", won two weeks at the box office champion, and also set a New Year's Day the highest box office record. Recently, the cumulative box office has been as high as $ 100 million of "Ode to My Father", but South Korea topped the highest grossing movie of warmth! Later, it will set a new record for the South Korean cinema, due to screening.

Japan, South Korea & Sweden CG team Crossover Cooperation 

" Ode to My Father," the story of the stage more than 50 years, the role played by the protagonists from 20 years old to 70 years old walked the long road of life. CG special effects and make-up success Hwang Jung Min, Kim Yunjin, Wu Daxiu etc. into the age of forty actors, success with the story along the way "cover up" the true identity of the prime age of magic. Director Yoon Ji CG effects were invited to Japan for the protagonists of the elite "rejuvenated." Thanks to CG effects, this 47-year-old man on the screen again to show the youthful age of 20, so that a minority Korean audience overjoyed. Make the actor look more experienced and prudent, "half a century of promise" is also the main reason has been invited to the "Skyfall", "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Sweden special effects makeup artist Love Larson and his team to join, as the protagonists of an "old" makeup.

Synopsis

In December 1950, Hungnam Port is crowded with refugees of the Korean War. Amid the chaos, 12-year-old Duk-soo sees his fate change in the blink of an eye when his hand slips and he loses track of his youngest sister, of whom he promised to never let go. Leaving behind his father who stayed to search for her, Duk-soo and other family members make their escape to Busan and settle down in its bustling Gukje Market, waiting for the rest of the family to come.

Taking responsibility for his aging mother and young siblings, Duk-soo starts working all manner of odd jobs and devotes himself entirely to his family. To earn his little brother’s college tuition, Duk-soo goes to Germany as a coal miner and barely escapes alive. However, it is there that he meets Youngja, a fellow immigrant worker and his first love, who eventually becomes his lifelong companion.

After enduring all the hardships in Germany, Duk-soo returns to Busan and begins to pursue his dream of becoming a naval captain; but fate intervenes once again and he is left with no choice but to head to war-torn Vietnam to cover his sister’s wedding expenses. Upon his return, Duk-soo sets out on a final mission in the hopes of finding his father and youngest sister, who went missing in Hungnam over 30 years ago.

ODE TO MY FATHER is a powerful generational epic that depicts the fierce and intense era of our fathers’ generation through the lifetime stories of one man.

Ode to My Father 

Director: JK YOUN

Cast: HWANG Jung-min and KIM Yunjin

Genre: Drama

Rating: IIA

Running Time: 126 mins