Maps of Movies
Ode to My Father (2014)
Where Ode to My Father says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A Busan market stands in for seven decades, while its Germany and Vietnam were filmed in the Czech Republic and Thailand
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Scenes and places
The Hungnam evacuation, where Deok-soo loses his sister (1950)
In the crush of the Hungnam evacuation, Deok-soo loses his little sister Mak-soon. His father stays behind to look for her and makes Deok-soo promise to lead the family in his place.
Set in Hungnam Port, North Korea — The December 1950 evacuation of refugees from Hungnam port.
The port from which about 14,000 refugees left on the Meredith Victory in December 1950.
Filmed at Dadaepo Beach, Busan — The sea side of the evacuation was shot at Dadaepo; the land side is computer graphics. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Aunt Kkotbun's shop in Gukje Market (1951)
Early 1951, the family arrives in Busan looking for Aunt Kkotbun's shop. Deok-soo grows up working odd jobs to feed his mother and siblings.
Set in Gukje Market, Busan — Busan's biggest open-air market, begun by wartime refugees. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A market that began in the 1950s as stalls set up by refugees.
Filmed at Gukje Market, Busan — Filming took place at Gukje Market itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Kkotbunine shop, Gukje Market — A real shop in the market served as Kkotbun's shop; the coordinate is the market's, not the shop's. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The coal mine in Germany
In the 1960s Deok-soo and his friend Dal-goo go to Germany as guest workers to pay for his brother's university fees. Underground he survives an accident, and above ground he meets the Korean nurse Yeong-ja.
Set in Hamborn, Germany — A mining district in North Rhine-Westphalia. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A district of Duisburg in North Rhine-Westphalia, a former coal-mining area.
Vietnam, 1974 (1974)
Deok-soo enlists in the 1970s and ships out to Vietnam to earn enough to buy the family store. Shot in the leg while helping villagers escape, he comes home with a limp.
Set in Saigon, Vietnam — Wartime Vietnam, summer 1974.
The 1983 TV show for separated families (1983)
In 1983 Deok-soo is called to appear on a TV show that reunites families split by the war. An elderly man claims to be his father, and live on air the two find out they are not related.
Set in KBS broadcast studio, Seoul (building not given) — A TV programme reuniting relatives separated by the Korean War.
Filmed at Namwon KBS studio (city-level point) — The studio interior was built by remodelling a Namwon KBS studio; the coordinate is the city, not the studio. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Jagalchi Market, Busan — Listed as a film location on the Busan tours (scene not given) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Nampo-dong, Busan — Listed as a film location on the Busan tours (scene not given) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Chojang-dong, Busan — Listed as a film location on the Busan tours (scene not given) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Deok-soo — A boy separated from his sister at Hungnam who grows up as his family's breadwinner.
- Yeong-ja — A Korean nurse Deok-soo meets in Germany.