Ode to My Father

Ode to My Father Movie Details:

Hangul	국제시장
Hanja	國際市場
Literal meaning	Gukje Market
Revised Romanization	Gukjesijang
Country	South Korea
Languages	English German Vietnamese
Genre	Drama
Release date	December 17, 2014 (South Korea)
Running time	2hr 7min
Age rating	TV-14
Starring	Hwang Jung-min Kim Yun-jin Oh Dal-su Jung Jin-young Jang Young-nam Ra Mi-ran
Directed by	Yoon Je-kyoon
Written by	Park Su-jin
Produced by	Yoon Je-kyoon Park Ji-seong
Cinematography by	Choi Young-hwan
Edited by	Lee Jin
Music by	Lee Byung-woo
Production Companies	JK FILMS The 6th Element
Distributor	CJ Entertainment

Ode to My Father Movie Cast & Characters:

• Hwang Jung-min as Yoon Deok-soo
• Yunjin Kim as Young-ja
• Oh Dal-su as Dal-goo
• Jung Jin-young as Deok-soo’s father
• Jang Young-nam as Deok-soo’s mother
• Ra Mi-ran as Deok-soo’s paternal aunt
• Kim Seul-gi as Kkeut-soon
• Lee Hyun as Seung-gyu
• Kim Min-jae as Yoon Do-joo
• Tae In-ho as Yoon Gi-joo
• Hwang Seon-hwa as Yoon Seon-joo
• Uhm Ji-seong as young Deok-soo
• Jang Dae-woong as young Dal-goo
• Shin Rin-ah as young Mak-soon
• Lee Ye-eun as Yoon Seo-yeon
• Kim Sun-young as woman in the market

Storyline:

During the Korean War, 12-year-old Deok-soo is separated from his father while migrating to Busan. 63 years go by with the oath to take care of his family deeply engraved in his heart.

About Ode to My Father Movie:

Ode to My Father (Korean: 국제시장) is a South Korean drama film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon and written by Park Su-jin. The film stars Hwang Jung-min, Yunjin Kim, Oh Dal-su, Jung Jin-young, Jang Young-nam and Ra Mi-ran.

The film was primarily shot in Busan, director Yoon Je-kyoon’s hometown. Filming took place from September 3 to December 25, 2013, notably at the Gukje Market, the largest open-air street market in Busan. Overseas locations included the Czech Republic and Thailand, which stood in for Germany and Vietnam, respectively.

The film’s popularity later boosted tourism in Busan, with tours offered of the locations featured in the film, such as Gukje Market, Jagalchi Market, Nampo-dong, and Chojang-dong.

Jang Young-nam is three years younger than Hwang Jung-min who plays her son. Similarly, Ra Mi-ran is five years younger than Hwang Jung-min who plays her nephew.

Ode to My Father was released in South Korea on December 17, 2014. It topped the box office, drawing 1.5 million viewers in its first five days with a gross of ₩1.5 billion. The film has grossed a total of US$99 million, making it one of the highest-grossing South Korean films of all time.

With a ₩14 billion (US$30 million) budget, Ode to My Father was the first Korean blockbuster that enforced a standard labor contract with the crew, which stated that they could not work for more than 12 hours a day, and were given overtime pay and a full day off once a week.

Director Yoon said production costs rose by ₩300 million because of the contract, but that people worked harder and more willingly, which ended up elevating the quality of the work.

The film was also screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2015, and among the audience were 20 ethnic Korean first-generation immigrants whose experiences were portrayed in the film.

Ode to My Father was officially remade in the Indian Hindi language with the title Bharat (2019) starring Salman Khan.

Ode to My Father Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:

Budget	₩14 billion (US$30 million)
Worldwide Collection	US$99 million