Ode to My Father

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
Kim Yun-jin
Oh Dal-su
Jung Jin-young
Jang Young-nam
Ra Mi-ran
Kim Seul-gi
CinematographyChoi Young-hwan
Edited byLee Jin
Music byLee Byung-woo
Distributed byCJ Entertainment[1]
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[2]

Ode to My Father (Korean국제시장) is a 2014 South Korean drama film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon.[3][4] Starring Hwang Jung-min, Yunjin Kim, and Oh Dal-su, 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.[5]

It is currently the seventh highest-grossing film in the history of South Korean cinema, with 14.2 million tickets sold.[2][6][7][8]

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  2. ^ a b Kil, Sonia (1 March 2015). "Korea Box Office: Kingsman and Imitation Game Hotter Than Fifty Shades or Focus". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ^ Kim, Hyun-soo (29 December 2014). "JK YOUN, Director of ODE TO MY FATHER: "I can't wait to see international audiences' reactions"". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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  5. ^ Kim, June (8 December 2014). "In Focus: Ode to My Father". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Ode to my Father becomes second most-viewed Korean film". The Korea Times. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Ode to My Father Passes Avatar on All-Time Box-Office List". The Chosun Ilbo. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Salman Khan to be in a remake of Korean film Ode to My Father?". 15 February 2017.