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Ode to My Father
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As a child, Deok-Su loses his father and youngest sister while escaping from a war-torn North Korea. His vow to take care of his remaining family marked the beginning of a lifelong promise spanning 60 years.
As a child, Deok-Su loses his father and youngest sister while escaping from a war-torn North Korea. His vow to take care of his remaining family marked the beginning of a lifelong promise spanning 60 years.
Actors:
Min-jae Kim,
Teresa Trnková,
Young-nam Jang,
Jung-min Hwang,
Stella Choe,
Dal-su Oh,
Yeong-su Park,
Lee Ho-Cheol,
Mi-ran Ra,
Yunho Jung,
Anupam Tripathi
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Min-jae Kim
Teresa Trnková
Young-nam Jang
25 November 1973, South Korea
Jung-min Hwang
1 September 1970, Masan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Stella Choe
Dal-su Oh
15 June 1968, Taegu, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Yeong-su Park
Lee Ho-Cheol
Mi-ran Ra
Yunho Jung
Anupam Tripathi
Director:
JK Youn
JK Youn
Country:
South Korea
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January 10, 2015
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.
January 08, 2015
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.
January 08, 2015
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.
January 09, 2015
[Director JK] Youn proves himself a truly versatile and accomplished filmmaker.
May 30, 2016
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.
January 08, 2015
"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.

