Ode to My Father

2015 • 126 minutes

About this movie

Amid the chaos of refugees fleeing the Korean War in December 1950, a young boy, Duk-soo, sees his fate change in the blink of an eye when he loses track of his younger sister and he leaves his father behind to find her. Settling in Busan, Duk-soo devotes himself to his remaining family, working all manner of odd jobs to support them in place of his father. His dedication leads him first to the deadly coal mines of Germany, where he meets his first love, Young-ja, and then to war-torn Vietnam in this generational epic about one man’s personal sacrifices.

Ratings and reviews

Not sure if based on a true story or not. Either way, amazing story. Aside from a few missing English words[I.e having just S instead of sister], no bad comments on the quality.

It was kind of slow at first, but ends really well.

Plz make korean 한국어 자막 만들어줘