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Ode to My Father

2014 · 126 min

A sweeping, heartfelt journey through decades of hardship and love, anchored by a quiet, stubborn devotion that lingers long after.

Tagline: One promise can shape a lifetime.
Overview: Duk-soo lost his father and younger sister while taking refuge during the Korean War. He leaves for Germany to work as a miner and enters the Vietnam War. He wishes to find his sister.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
survival
love
memory
Places: small town
countryside
workplace
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama
Directed by: JK Youn
Written by: Park Soo-jin
Starring: Hwang Jung-min, Yunjin Kim, Oh Dal-su, Jung Jin-young, Jang Young-nam, Ra Mi-ran, Uhm Ji-sung, Kim Seul-gi
Music: Lee Byung-woo
Cinematography: Choi Young-hwan
Runtime: 126 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: English, Korean, German, Vietnamese

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