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Dongbaek (2021)
Directed by Junyoung Shin
Family, Drama, War · 1h 49m
The film follows the story of a grumpy elderly man, Soon-cheol, who runs a traditional family restaurant called Dongbaek for three generations. Due to economic difficulties, the restaurant faces closure, and Soon-cheol, along with his son and grandson, struggles to keep it afloat. Things take a dramatic turn when a large food corporation offers to franchise the restaurant, which initially excites the family. However, it’s soon revealed that this offer is linked to the painful history of the Yeosu-Suncheon incident, where Soon-cheol's father was killed by soldiers. The conflict between remembering the past and embracing the future becomes central as Soon-cheol grapples with old wounds.
Cast
Park Keun-hyong
Shin Bok-suk
Jung Sun-il
Kim Bo-mi
Seo Jun-young
Joo Ah-reum
Yang Jun
Crew
- Director
- Junyoung Shin
- Writer
- Yoon Kwang-hee
Details
- Original title
- 동백
- Release date
- 2021-10-21
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Family, Drama, War
- Original language
- KO
- Spoken languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea