Gukjesijang

2014 [KOREAN]

Action / Drama / War

23
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 75% · 8 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 86% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.8/10 10 6952 7K

vietnam war korean war korean war (1950-53) father market coal mine

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Plot summary

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 Youn Photo
JK Youn

Top cast

Yunjin Kim Photo
Yunjin Kim as Youngja
Jeong-min Hwang Photo
Jeong-min Hwang as Yoon, Duk-soo
Stella Choe Photo
Stella Choe as Maksoon
Anupam Tripathi Photo
Anupam Tripathi as Sri Lankan man
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
1.13 GB
1280*534
Korean 2.0
13
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 6 min
Seeds 6
2.33 GB
1920*800
Korean 5.1
13
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 6 min
Seeds 18

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by badelf 9 / 10

Things happen in life, sometimes only a comment

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.
Reviewed by easyspeakkorean 9 / 10

Go See It for Yourself! Educational, Entertaining and Stirring.

Wowww! I don't know where to start. The movie was so much better than my expectation after reading the IMDb's movie critics' reviews. I feel compelled to disagree with some of the criticisms that this movie tried to be melodramatic, some scenes were unnecessarily too comical, and that it was improbable and unrealistic for a person to go through all such tumultuous events. I like to recommend those critics to read about the 20th century Korean history.My mother now in her 80's experienced many of the same experiences and some additional events in her lifetime: the Japanese occupation (1910- 1945), her 11 -year old classmates being shipped off by Japanese as wartime prostitutes during WWII (1939-1945), Korean independence (1948), Korean War (1950-1953) during which time she was a refugee in Busan, etc. Immediately after WWII, after Japan exhausted all of Korea's natural resources, goods and men to fuel their war engines, Korean War broke. Whatever remained standing or fertile were bombed or burned up. After the Korean War, Korea was literally in rubble and ashes. Many families were split up and scattered during the war. The Streets were covered with orphans. Holt Adoption Agency placed many Korean orphans in American homes. These are all accurate.As an early teen (in early 1960's), I was hearing about many Koreans hiring themselves out to foreign countries to find work as miners, nurses, or soldiers. The movie was also accurate that Germany did not extend the visas of foreigner miners for they were hired to make up for their temporary labor shortage. I do agree with the critics that some of the acting was a bit raw, but they were soon forgotten as the movie pulled me into the story. I appreciated the funny scenes in the movie, for without them, it would have been too depressing to watch. This is a wonderful, wonderful movie, you must see! It is playing in K-Town at CGV theater. Also good eats in the same shopping mall.
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