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About Family

2024 · 107 min

A warm, gently funny story about an unconventional family that sneaks up on you with genuine heart.

Directed by
Yang Woo-seok
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Kim Yoon-seok, Lee Seung-gi, Kim Sung-ryung
Tagline
The bloodline must go on.
Overview
Mu-ok is the self-made owner of the established restaurant 'Pyongmanok' that has been drawing long lines of customers before social media existed. He is deeply troubled by his only son, Moon-seok, whom he hoped would inherit the family legacy, becoming a monk, leaving him with no one to carry on the family name. While Mu-ok is devastated by the thought that his family line would end with him, young kids come to his restaurant claiming Moon-seok as their father! Mu-ok, now given a chance to continue his family's legacy, enjoys happiness like never before. Meanwhile, Moon-seok revisits his life before becoming a monk—and stumbles upon a shocking revelation…

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Directed by
Yang Woo-seok
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Kim Yoon-seok, Lee Seung-gi, Kim Sung-ryung
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • found family
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Yang Woo-seok
Written by
Yang Woo-seok
Starring
Kim Yoon-seok, Lee Seung-gi, Kim Sung-ryung, Kang Han-na, Park Soo-young, Kim Si-woo, Yoon Chae-na, Sim Hee-seop
Music
Kim Tae-seong, Kim Yeon-jeong
Cinematography
Sohn Won-ho
Runtime
107 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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