● The English name of the film is "ode to my father", and the character name of Deok-soo in the film is derived from director Je-gyun Yun's biological father, and the director once said that the film is a show of gratitude to parents a very personal film.
● The film exceeded 10 million viewers on January 13, 2015, becoming director Je-gyun Yun's "10 million viewers" film after "Haeundae", and Je-gyun Yun also became the first film in Korean film history. A director with two million-view films.
● The film broke the record for the highest number of viewers for a single film by the actor Hwang Jeong Min.
● The title of the film Ode to My Father actually refers to the bazaar located in Sinchang-dong, Jung-gu, Busan City. The market was gradually formed after the liberation of South Korea in 1945, and a large number of northern refugees came to do business here to form a climate. The protagonist of the film settled here after fleeing and lived his life.
● The production cost of the film is 18 billion won, most of which are spent on overseas framing and CG production. The film is also the first time in the history of Korean films that VFX teams from four countries including South Korea and Japan are used.
● The mines in West Germany and the battlefield in Vietnam were shot in the Czech Republic and Thailand respectively.
● The first draft of the script was completed in 2012, but it took 3 years to revise it. The first draft has 178 pages and contains stories from the 1990s. It was deleted due to the time limit of commercial films. Director Je-gyun Yun once said that if "Ode to My Father" sold well, he would continue to shoot in the future.
● The film was invited to participate in the "Panorama Section" of the Berlin Film Festival in 2015. This is the first time that a film directed by Je-gyun Yun has been selected for an international film festival.
● The film became the fourth film by the supporting actor Dal-su Oh to exceed 10 million viewers.
