Asian Drama

A man born and raised in the outskirts of Busan gets involved in a gangster war for survival.

(Source: HanCinema)

Adapted from the novel by Kim Un Su.

Duration: 1 hr. 59 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

The most powerful student at a school is hospitalized after drinking pesticide from a drink container. Yang Hoon then takes over his #1 position at school. Yang Hoon harasses Jae Young and it gets worse. One day, Yang Hoon, who has a crush on Bo Young, gets Jae Young to follow her.

“Ode To My Father” is the story of Deok Su, a completely ordinary man, who in the face of tumultuous events, marshals the extraordinary courage to protect his family. Sticking together they survive some of modern history’s most significant events. As a child, Deok Su had to say goodbye to his father during a North Korean refugee evacuation amidst the Korean War. His last words to his father were a promise that he would always protect the family. As he matures, that vow leads him to the coal mines of 1960’s Germany, and even into the jungle of the Vietnam War. ‘Ode To My Father’ is a heartwarming tale of a regular man who musters superhuman resilience for the sake of his family, all set in the maelstrom of modern history as it crashed over Korea. With echoes of tumultuous events happening around the globe today, ‘Ode To My Father’ is a loving look at one family who manages to survive and even thrive.

Kang Su is an alcoholic and a chronic gambler. He has also never been a proper father to his rebellious teenage son Jong Cheol. For 18 years, Kang Su has also held a secret from Jong Cheol - that he's not his actual biological father.

Jong Cheol's real father, Tae Sok, is a pimp that abandoned love for success. Now, to save his son, Kang Su must go to Tae Sok...

(Source: AsianWiki)

Au Jin is a mother of two children and wife to a husband in deep financial difficulties. To augment her income, she works for a telephone sex-chat service. After a chance meeting with Madam Kim, she is offered a job in an all-night bar acting as a companion for lonely men. She is uncomfortable as the level of services she must provide increases, until one day she is introduced to a customer who appears to treat her affectionately and lovingly. Could he be the one for her, the one to take her away from all this?

13-years-old Ne Mo, who was born from a single mother, dreams of marrying a single mother. After the sudden death of his mother, the store which his mom operated is rented by Boo Ja, who is also a single mother. Boo Ja lives with her son Ki Cheol. Ne Mo feels that Boo Ja is part of his fate and, even though he is only 13-years-old, he proposes to her.

One day, Ne Mo, Boo Ja, and Ki Cheol all go to the theater together to watch a movie. A fire erupts in the theater and Ki Cheol becomes trapped inside. No Me runs back into the theater to save Ki Cheol. Ki Cheol is rescued, but Ne Mo goes missing. The next moment, Ne Mo wakes up and sees two men arguing.

Ne Mo wakes up 20 days later. He isn't 13-years-old anymore and is actually 33-years-old. Even though Ne Mo went to heaven too early, he can't go back to the regular world due to rules in heaven. Ne Mo then makes a deal with the Angel of Death. The deal is that one day for Ne Mo will equal one year. He has 60 days on Earth, but those 60 days are really 60 years to him. Ne Mo can only live until Christmas and he now begins his quest for love.