Dongbaek (2021)
동백
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.
- Date of release
- 2021-10-21
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Family, Drama, War
- Director
- Junyoung Shin
Casting
- Park Keun-hyong — Hwang Soon-cheol
- Shin Bok-suk — Jang Yeon-sil
- Jung Sun-il — Hwang Nam-sik
- Kim Bo-mi — Kim Soon-ja
- Seo Jun-young — Hwang Gwi-tae
- Joo Ah-reum — Shin Yoon-ah
- Yang Jun — Yang Tae-sik
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