Story about Ode to My Father / Gukjesijang / 국제시장 / 半世纪的诺言 / 国际市场
Amid the time of Korean War, a young boy's vow to take care of his family marked the beginning of a ...
Amid the time of Korean War, a young boy's vow to take care of his family marked the beginning of a lifelong promise spanning 60 year.
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 firt to the deadly coal mines of Germany, where he meets his firt love, Youngja, and then to war-torn Vietnam in this generational epic about one man's peronal sacrifices.
