My Father



Based on a true story, My Father traces a young man's journey to Korea in search of his biological parents. This riveting drama shatters any preconceptions one may have of Daniel Henney (Seducing Mr. Perfect, My Lovely Sam-Soon). The much-hyped heartthrob breaks typecasting to deliver a career-defining performance as a based-on-real-life character, sweeping Best New Actor honors at three major award events in 2007. Supporting Henney is a first-rate ensemble cast, including Kim Young Cheol (Voice of a Murderer, A Bittersweet Life), who went the extra mile to prepare for his role as a death row inmate, shedding ten kilos and grinding down his front teeth. Tackling the same topic of adoption as his 2005 short film Miracle Mile , director Hwang Dong Hyeuk conveys the agony and the struggles of many adoptees in his first feature film. Brimming with pathos and tears, My Father resonates long after the film's ending, which features actual footage of Aaron Bates, whose heart-wrenching ordeal inspired the film.
Though raised by a nice loving adoptive family in America, Korean-born James Parker (Daniel Henney) has always dreamed of meeting his birth parents. He gets his wish when he volunteers for the U.S. Forces in Korea and tracks down his old orphanage. There, he learns his Korean name "Gong Eun Cheol", and appears on a TV program asking for help. A priest who claims to know the whereabouts of James's birth father soon makes the reunion possible. But his father turns out to be a death row inmate who has been incarcerated for the last ten years - not the ideal image James originally had in mind. Nevertheless, the two men find an undeniable father-and-son bond that metamorphoses into something more special - something thicker than blood.

Product Information

Product Title : My Father
Artist Name(s) : Daniel Henney | Kim Young Cheol
Release Date : March 3, 2008
Language : Korean
Publisher : Enter One

My Father - Korean Movie