Duk-soo lost his father and younger sister while taking refuge during the Korean War. He leaves for Germany to work as a miner and enters the Vietnam War. He wishes to find his sister.
Acting
Hwang Jung-min ages 20-70 without losing your heart.
Production
Rebuilt 1960s Busan market down to the rust.
Score
That whistle motif? Weaponized nostalgia.
Director
JK Youn
Hwang Jung-min
Yoon Deok-soo
Yunjin Kim
Young-ja
Oh Dal-su
Dal-goo
Jung Jin-young
Yoon Jin-gyu
Jang Young-nam
Deok-soo's Mother
Ra Mi-ran
Deok-soo's Paternal Aunt
Uhm Ji-sung
Young Deok-soo
Kim Seul-gi
Yoon Kkeut-soon
Kim Min-jae
Yun Do-ju
Tae In-ho
Yun Gi-ju
Go Yoon
Hyeon Bong-hak
Park Seon-woong
André Kim
U-KNOW Yunho
Nam-jin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on real Korean dispatched workers; the Namdaemun Market merchants' protest scene mirrors actual 1970s labor movements.
The Filipino market scene was shot in Thailand because no Busan location matched 1974—director JK Youn spent 6 months finding vintage signs.
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