Ode to My Father

Ode to My Father (Korean: 국제시장) is a 2014 South Korean drama film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon. Starring Hwang Jung-min and Yunjin Kim, 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.

Ode to My Father
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
국제시장
Hanja
國際市場
Literal meaningGukje Market
Revised RomanizationGukjesijang
Directed byYoon Je-kyoon
Written byPark Su-jin
Produced byYoon Je-kyoon
Park Ji-seong
StarringHwang Jung-min
Yunjin Kim
CinematographyChoi Young-hwan
Edited byLee Jin
Music byLee Byung-woo
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • 17 December 2014 (2014-12-17)
(South Korea)
Running time
130 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguagesKorean
English
German
Vietnamese
BudgetUS$30 million
Box officeUS$99 million

It is currently the fourth highest-grossing film in the history of South Korean cinema, with 14.2 million tickets sold.

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