Anyway, it's best to know some Korean history before watching this movie, so that you can understand why those painful plots in this story are.
Before I watched this movie, I didn't quite understand what the name of the movie meant. Later, I checked some information and understood that "International Market" refers to the bazaar around Sinchang-dong, Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea. 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. (This sentence comes from Du Niang)
The protagonist Yin Dexiu, when the Korean War broke out, fled from the north to the south with his parents, but in the process of escaping, Dexiu carried his sister Mo Shun on his back and climbed onto the US military ship. If you don't pull it tight, it falls and you lose contact. Deok-soo's father had no choice but to go back to find his daughter. Before leaving, his father told Deok-soo that if I didn't catch up, I would meet at the pollen shop opened by my aunt in the international market in Busan. In order to keep this promise, Dexiu has always been the eldest son of the family. Because his father was away, he played the role of a parent and struggled for the survival of the family.
I did some calculations. Several historical events in this play, the Korean War broke out on June 25, 1950, South Korea exported miners and nurses to West Germany for economic construction, and the Vietnam War broke out. Yin Dexiu participated in all these historical events. He should be born in the 1940s, maybe earlier. Then his children should be post-60s or post-70s, and grandsons should be post-90s or post-00s.
The life of that generation, I think not only in Korea, but also in the Celestial Dynasty has experienced a lot.
The protagonist of the story, Yin Dexiu, used the name of the director's own father, which is a tribute to his parents' generation. The story begins in the turmoil of the big era, the common people are helpless, pushed forward by the times, maybe their wives and children are separated, maybe there is something worse, but there is no other choice other than living, because pushing you to go. , No matter how hard you are, you have to live, not for yourself, but also for your family.
In order to fulfill his promise to his father and be the surrogate parent of the family, Dexiu sacrificed a lot and almost died in a mining accident when he went to West Germany to mine. For the sake of my sister's marriage, I went to the Vietnam War and lost a leg. He had been admitted to Ocean University to realize his ideal of being a captain, but he also gave up.
However, he didn't get much understanding. When he got old, he was a quirky old man, obsessively guarding the aunt's shop that he and his father promised to meet.
The story begins by telling the life of ordinary people in that era, and as a moviegoer, I think that is how they lived in that era. The climax comes from a kinship search. Bangzi's sensational skills are very good. I admit that I cried and cried. Dexiu finally found his lost sister Mo Shun. Dexiu's mother finally saw her before she left. The eldest daughter, although they still haven't found the father. But life can't be complete, and if it can, it's already considered a good thing.
It is Hwang Jung-min who plays Deok-soo, and Oh Ta-soo who plays Deok-soo's friend Da-gu. Both of them are acting talents and are impeccable. Hwang Jung-min has played Deok-soo from youth to old age, and he really shows his skills. The old age makeup, I don't think it's good enough, it's not as good as the old age makeup in "Si Mourning". There is a special person here. Zheng Yunhao made a cameo in it. Later, he went to the battlefield of the Vietnam War. There are not many scenes, but it is very special, and some small highlights. I thought this kid can only play cool, obviously not, still can Acting.
A very tearful movie, I think it is very good.
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