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Ode to My Father

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Dec 17, 2014
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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.

Details

  • Directors
  • Revenue$105,365,782
  • Vote Average
    7.5
  • Vote Count
    113
  • Popularity
    12
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    KR

Cast

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Hwang Jung-min
Yoon Deok-soo
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Yunjin Kim
Young-ja
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Oh Dal-su
Dal-goo
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Jung Jin-young
Yoon Jin-gyu
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Jang Young-nam
Deok-soo's Mother
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Ra Mi-ran
Deok-soo's Paternal Aunt
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Uhm Ji-sung
Young Deok-soo
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Kim Seul-ki
Yoon Kkeut-soon
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Kim Min-jae
Yun Do-ju
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Tae In-ho
Yun Gi-ju
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Choe Stella Kim
Yun Mak-sun
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Go Yoon
Hyeon Bong-hak
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Park Seon-woong
André Kim
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Jung Yun-ho
Nam-jin
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Park Yeong-su
Chairman of the Youth Association
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Heo Dong-won
Youth Association Member
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Matthew Douma
US Army Soldier
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Jeon So-mi
Yun Mak-sun's Daughter (uncredited)
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Jung Sung-ho
Syngman Rhee (voice) (uncredited)
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Jeong Jae Min
Gangster Boss
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Lee Hyun
Seung-gyu
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Hwang Sun-hwa
Yoon Seon-ju
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Jang Dae-woong
Young Dal-gu
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Shin Rin-a
Young Yoon Mak-sun
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Lee Ye-eun
Yoon Su-yeon
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Jeong Gi-seop
Dispatched to Germany Miners Interviewer
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Lee Jae-Soon
Young-ja's Grandmother
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Anupam Tripathi
Sri Lankan Man
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Park Young-soo
President of Youth Group
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So Jun-seong
Miner
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Choi Jae-sup
Korean Mine Worker
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Jung Young-ki
Korean Mine Worker
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Yoo Jeong-ho
Korean Mine Worker
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Maeng Se-chang
Korean Mine Worker
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Hong Seok-yeon
Deok-soo's Uncle
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Nam Jin-bok
Jung Ju-young
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Hwang In-jun
Kim Dong-geon
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Jo Yeon-ho
Young Yoon Seung-gyu
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Kim Seol
Young Yoon Kkeut-sun
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Jin Sun-mi
Gi-ju's Wife
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Sung Nak-kyung
Kkeut-sun's Groom
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Kim Jin-hyeok
Realty Dealer
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Han Chul-woo
Dispatched to Germany Miners Overseer
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Son Young-soon
Fish Shop Grandma
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Yoo Jae-sang
Young Yoon Gi-ju
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Kim Sun-young
Store Owner
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Kim Soo-woong
Separated Family Grandfather
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Park Sang-hyeok
Producer
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Hyun Bong-sik
Present Gukje Market Merchant
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Park Hye-jin
Old Woman
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Park Jin-soo
Korean Trading Company Employee
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Kang Shin-chul
Korean Trading Company Employee
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Lee Min-young
Welcoming Crowd
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Lee Ho-cheol
Evacuee
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Park Jae-wan
Son
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Kim Geun-young
Crying Family Member of Merchant
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Nam Seung-woo
Youngster with Crutches
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Park Gil-su
Young-ja's Father
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Kim Geon-ho
Yoon Sun-joo's Husband
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Jung Chan-woo
Separated Family Control Room PD

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Reviews

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badelf
90%
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.