Ode to My Father (Korean: 국제시장; Hanja: 國際市場; RR: Gukjesijang; transl. "Gukje (International) Market") is a 2014 South Korean drama film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon.[3][4] Starring Hwang Jung-min and Yunjin Kim, it depicts South Korean history from the 1950s to the present day through the life of an ordinary man, as he experiences events such as the Hungnam evacuation of 1950 during the Korean War, the government's decision to dispatch nurses and miners to West Germany in the 1960s, and the Vietnam War.[5]
It is currently the fourth highest-grossing film in the history of South Korean cinema, with 14.2 million tickets sold.[2][6][7][8]
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