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Ode to My Father
2014 2h 6m Not Rated
Drama
,
War
7.8
75%
86%
75%
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Amid the time of Korean War, a young boy's vow to take care of his family marked the beginning of a lifelong promise spanning 60 years.
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Directed By
JK Youn
Written By
Park Soo-jin
Studio
CJ Entertainment
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JK Film
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Cast of Ode to My Father
Hwang Jung-min
Yoon Deok-soo
Yunjin Kim
Young-ja
Oh Dal-su
Dal-goo
Jung Jin-young
Yoon Jin-gyu
Jang Young-nam
Deok-soo's Mother
Ra Mi-ran
Deok-soo's Paternal Aunt
Uhm Ji-sung
Young Deok-soo
Kim Seul-ki
Yoon Kkeut-soon
Kim Min-jae
Yun Do-ju
Tae In-ho
Yun Gi-ju
Choe Stella Kim
Yun Mak-sun
Go Yoon
Hyeon Bong-hak
Park Seon-woong
André Kim
Jung Yun-ho
Nam-jin
Park Yeong-su
Chairman of the Youth Association
Heo Dong-won
Youth Association Member
Matthew Douma
US Army Soldier
Jeon So-mi
Yun Mak-sun's Daughter (uncredited)
Jung Sung-ho
Syngman Rhee (voice) (uncredited)
Jeong Jae Min
Gangster Boss
Lee Hyun
Seung-gyu
Hwang Sun-hwa
Yoon Seon-ju
Jang Dae-woong
Young Dal-gu
Shin Rin-a
Young Yoon Mak-sun
Lee Ye-eun
Yoon Su-yeon
Jeong Gi-seop
Dispatched to Germany Miners Interviewer
Lee Jae-Soon
Young-ja's Grandmother
Anupam Tripathi
Sri Lankan Man
Park Young-soo
President of Youth Group
So Jun-seong
Miner
Choi Jae-sup
Korean Mine Worker
Jung Young-ki
Korean Mine Worker
Yoo Jeong-ho
Korean Mine Worker
Maeng Se-chang
Korean Mine Worker
Hong Seok-yeon
Deok-soo's Uncle
Nam Jin-bok
Jung Ju-young
Hwang In-jun
Kim Dong-geon
Jo Yeon-ho
Young Yoon Seung-gyu
Kim Seol
Young Yoon Kkeut-sun
Jin Sun-mi
Gi-ju's Wife
Sung Nak-kyung
Kkeut-sun's Groom
Kim Jin-hyeok
Realty Dealer
Han Chul-woo
Dispatched to Germany Miners Overseer
Son Young-soon
Fish Shop Grandma
Yoo Jae-sang
Young Yoon Gi-ju
Kim Sun-young
Store Owner
Kim Soo-woong
Separated Family Grandfather
Park Sang-hyeok
Producer
Hyun Bong-sik
Present Gukje Market Merchant
Park Hye-jin
Old Woman
Park Jin-soo
Korean Trading Company Employee
Kang Shin-chul
Korean Trading Company Employee
Lee Min-young
Welcoming Crowd
Lee Ho-chul
Evacuee
Park Jae-wan
Son
Kim Geun-young
Crying Family Member of Merchant
Nam Seung-woo
Youngster with Crutches
Park Gil-su
Young-ja's Father
Kim Geon-ho
Yoon Sun-joo's Husband
Jung Chan-woo
Separated Family Control Room PD
Ode to My Father Reviews
Epoch Times
Joe Bendel
It's too bad the treatment of Capt. LaRue will likely put off those who are familiar with him as a historical figure, because the work of Hwang and Oh give Ode real heart.
TheDivaReview.com
Diva Velez
Heartwarming, brilliantly acted and unexpectedly funny, Ode to My Father is an epic odyssey through Korean history that feels so personal, it is impossible not to be engrossed in the emotion of the story.
Arizona Republic
Randy Cordova
Everything is lathered with a syrupy, string-laden musical score designed to gnaw at a viewer's tear ducts. It's about as subtle as having an off-screen narrator yell "Start crying!" before big scenes, and probably as effective.
Los Angeles Times
Michael Rechtshaffen
Tugging shamelessly yet persuasively on the heartstrings, "Ode to My Father" is an epic South Korean melodrama capturing more than half a century of recent history through the eyes of an everyman shopkeeper.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
"Ode to My Father" may have slain them in South Korea, but its packaged pain and bullet-point structure are likely to leave Western audiences cold.
Film Journal International
David Noh
[Director JK] Youn proves himself a truly versatile and accomplished filmmaker.
Jae-Ha Kim (Substack)
Jae-Ha Kim
During the Korean War, Deok-Su loses his baby sister and their father never returns home. These losses will haunt him for the rest of his life, as he tries to fulfill his promise to his father that he would take care of their family.
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